Kaitlyn Olechnowicz
Staff Writer A girl in Winter Haven, FL (between Tampa and Orlando) committed suicide. Her name was Rebecca Sedwick and she was bullied to death. Bullied so much and so badly that she climbed to her death on a water tower and jumped. Her story can teach us a lot about bullying and suicide. Rebecca was first verbally bullied until it later became what is known as cyber bullying. Sedwick moved schools. Everything was going really well for her in the new school. Then her classmates at her other school found her online. Authorities have said Rebecca was “terrorized” by as many as 15 girls who ganged up on her and picked on her for months through online message boards and texts. We can learn when enough is enough. The girls bullied her everyday. Calling her every name you can think of. “They say things like, ‘you should die, you should drink bleach and die,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Two girls, ages 12 and 14 were arrested. They were both charged with felony aggravated stalking, police have said. Judd said investigators made the arrests after the 14 year old made incriminating comments on social media. Someone shouldn’t feel so bad that they start cutting themselves because they are being called every name in the book. Someone shouldn’t feel so worthless and sad about himself or herself. We should learn to not bully each other and be judging each other. We don’t know what goes on at home. Each and every one of us has a story. Some are worst, happy, sad or bad. We should know words do hurt.
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12/19/2013 10:38:03 pm
This article concerning bullying and harassment was nicely done and I wish to thank you for publishing it. From experience you should know that bullying is something that "is" going on at your school (all others as well) and suicide is sometimes the result. Bullying by classmates or friends using social media in some eyes is not considered bullying. I can assure you that it is. If you are someone who enjoys hurting others by bullying and harassment please rethink your actions. If someone takes their life as a result of your behavior it should way heavy on you for life. I can assure you that it is a life changing event for the surviving families left behind.
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