I was personally incessantly bullied throughout my formative years. We were poor so I oftened had to dress in hand me downs I am also missing my left forearm. It was mainly other girls who bullied me by means of "gossip and social ostracization". I also experienced some very agressive sexual harassment by young men who viewed me as "easy prey". In so many ways I owe a debt of gratitude to my former tormentors because it was their lack of compassion towards me that shaped my present identity, Bullying is not a "victimless crime" and normalizing this type of behavior is the worst way to address the problem. creative solutions must be found but this is not possible without widespread community cooperation.

Candace Casey, 36, Merced, California

bullying is a mjor problem in our soceity today. I'm sure everyone in life has been bullied at least once. Whether you realize it or not. It made you feel some type of way after it happened. There has been alot of tragic things that have happen because of bullying. People don't understand what others go through in their individual lives and lack an understanding of what it can do. We need to stop and think about what we do sometimes. LETS MAKE A CHANGE!

Jeremy, 18, PA

Bullies can cause good people to lose themselves and make them feel lowly, thinking that they can't seem to belong or which makes them distant to other people. And if they get distant, they'll feel lonely, making them even more prone to being made fun of, which can lead them to depression or make them have trust issues.

Once they think that they can't take it anymore, it can lead them to committing suicide, which can sadden every single person who cared about that child or that victim.

Akita, 13, Philippines