One can only assume that many adults have at one time, or another experienced cruelty of peers during their formative years, but this can not be acceptable under any circumstances.
Society must find multiple methods to empower youth all over the world to put an end to all types of bullying tactics. Bullying can come in many different ways, from many areas and in many forms.
Out of the 46 United States with anti-bullying laws currently in place, 36 have provisions which prohibit cyber bullying and 13 have statutes that grant schools the authority to address off-campus behavior that creates a hostile school environment.
http://bornthiswayfoundation.org
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/reports.html#safe.
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