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		<title>By: Jesse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get you Dorian but the H.U.G.E. issue starts in the home within the &quot;Nuclear Family&quot;. Boundaries which guard: loyalty &amp; self respect. If one has self respect, and the majority don&#039;t you have a huge aggression potential. If people contend in a REBEL environment individuals need to take a stand for the HEADSHIP and uphold the order of peace. Are extended family taking &quot;Liberties&quot; and encroaching? Are some members so encroached upon leaving no other place to stand but a: &quot;Miniscule place?&quot; Can Americans leave no ROOM for Personal I d e n t i t y ? 

If GENDER is brought low for instance, the role of every member of a community is in the DITCH. People will will cry out. If men are deposed before their children by their OWN we have a serious identity and boundary assault insuing. How many families are in Domestic VIOLENCE and now Humanitarian violations?

What defines Crimes of Aggression in the United States of America?????

This is serious people because to simply dicipline our own is one thing but when does it GO TOO FAR?

Psycholoigical ABUSE is one of the MAJOR inhumane violations going on in the modern existance. People do not even know what the &quot;Six Grave Abuses on Children&quot;.

American populations enter lethargic complacency, and all avoid their civic duty for fear of retaliation to adopt into murderous mindsets: Every man for himself. 

In a race to take a judgement seat or a higher place people within the home, or community strive to rise above others to take a higher sage ground; a comfortable new place out of bounds to accountability? The GOA doesn&#039;t think so.

Online conducts are protraying these very mentions. We have people pretending and saying what ever to whom ever. I wish it was about being different, everyone is different we have millions of undiagnosed hiding behind reputation. You can&#039;t hide bad habits much less lie about what one truly is. You can change neighborhoods, even clothing, and car but habits fine their way into the light. SNEAKING around civility by having one of our lower family members do the dirty work is NOT Ethical professionally and morally.

If we take mysterious situations out of our eyesight so as not to incumber other with questions to answer we are putting it off on another after us. The burden will be even greater when we suddenly see what we&#039;ve hidden find freedom stand before us everywhere.

In centuries past societies put away their: radical political activists, lepers, disabled masses, and empoverished youth into a literal confinement ditches under guard, don&#039;t we still do the same?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get you Dorian but the H.U.G.E. issue starts in the home within the &#8220;Nuclear Family&#8221;. Boundaries which guard: loyalty &amp; self respect. If one has self respect, and the majority don&#8217;t you have a huge aggression potential. If people contend in a REBEL environment individuals need to take a stand for the HEADSHIP and uphold the order of peace. Are extended family taking &#8220;Liberties&#8221; and encroaching? Are some members so encroached upon leaving no other place to stand but a: &#8220;Miniscule place?&#8221; Can Americans leave no ROOM for Personal I d e n t i t y ? </p>
<p>If GENDER is brought low for instance, the role of every member of a community is in the DITCH. People will will cry out. If men are deposed before their children by their OWN we have a serious identity and boundary assault insuing. How many families are in Domestic VIOLENCE and now Humanitarian violations?</p>
<p>What defines Crimes of Aggression in the United States of America?????</p>
<p>This is serious people because to simply dicipline our own is one thing but when does it GO TOO FAR?</p>
<p>Psycholoigical ABUSE is one of the MAJOR inhumane violations going on in the modern existance. People do not even know what the &#8220;Six Grave Abuses on Children&#8221;.</p>
<p>American populations enter lethargic complacency, and all avoid their civic duty for fear of retaliation to adopt into murderous mindsets: Every man for himself. </p>
<p>In a race to take a judgement seat or a higher place people within the home, or community strive to rise above others to take a higher sage ground; a comfortable new place out of bounds to accountability? The GOA doesn&#8217;t think so.</p>
<p>Online conducts are protraying these very mentions. We have people pretending and saying what ever to whom ever. I wish it was about being different, everyone is different we have millions of undiagnosed hiding behind reputation. You can&#8217;t hide bad habits much less lie about what one truly is. You can change neighborhoods, even clothing, and car but habits fine their way into the light. SNEAKING around civility by having one of our lower family members do the dirty work is NOT Ethical professionally and morally.</p>
<p>If we take mysterious situations out of our eyesight so as not to incumber other with questions to answer we are putting it off on another after us. The burden will be even greater when we suddenly see what we&#8217;ve hidden find freedom stand before us everywhere.</p>
<p>In centuries past societies put away their: radical political activists, lepers, disabled masses, and empoverished youth into a literal confinement ditches under guard, don&#8217;t we still do the same?</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the institution at which the bullying takes place - whether the home, school, the﻿ internet or the workplace - does not have high standards for the way people treat each other, then bullying is much more likely to become increasingly prevalent in society in general.

When it comes to cyber-bullying, YouTube has the lowest standards of all in my experience, and also according to an article from WIRED Magazine.

This is unacceptable.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the institution at which the bullying takes place &#8211; whether the home, school, the﻿ internet or the workplace &#8211; does not have high standards for the way people treat each other, then bullying is much more likely to become increasingly prevalent in society in general.</p>
<p>When it comes to cyber-bullying, YouTube has the lowest standards of all in my experience, and also according to an article from WIRED Magazine.</p>
<p>This is unacceptable.</p>
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		<title>By: Addie Price</title>
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		<dc:creator>Addie Price</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 16:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for addressing this issue.  It is so devastating and demeaning to be bullied by the person that holds your livelyhood in their hands.  Hopefully this will empower people to stand up for themselves.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you so much for addressing this issue.  It is so devastating and demeaning to be bullied by the person that holds your livelyhood in their hands.  Hopefully this will empower people to stand up for themselves.  </p>
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		<title>By: Luke Visconti</title>
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		<dc:creator>Luke Visconti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;Because our entire human history shows that pointing out a race/gender/orientation is almost always for negative reasons. Just like the overwhelming majority of bullets fired from a gun have been intended to kill other people, not to put food on the table. &lt;/b&gt;Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Because our entire human history shows that pointing out a race/gender/orientation is almost always for negative reasons. Just like the overwhelming majority of bullets fired from a gun have been intended to kill other people, not to put food on the table. </b>Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc</p>
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		<title>By: Melodie Malec</title>
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		<dc:creator>Melodie Malec</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I don&#039;t understand is what the fear is of being different.....I worked as a Instructional Aide in a public school upon in which an incident occurred with two of the children....when the teacher heard me say to the white child ---who that brown boy with the strips on his shirt - she called me over and said you cant say things like that.  I wondered what did that was so wrong - how did I know if the boy was Hispanic or Indian or perhaps just tan and how would this be an inference as being derogatory.....She simply said next time keep your descriptive references to just the boy with strips on his shirt...I thought okay and would make a mental note.....But really, why cant we learn to appreciate someone&#039;s color/race/gender without feeling like we have done something wrong!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I don&#8217;t understand is what the fear is of being different&#8230;..I worked as a Instructional Aide in a public school upon in which an incident occurred with two of the children&#8230;.when the teacher heard me say to the white child &#8212;who that brown boy with the strips on his shirt &#8211; she called me over and said you cant say things like that.  I wondered what did that was so wrong &#8211; how did I know if the boy was Hispanic or Indian or perhaps just tan and how would this be an inference as being derogatory&#8230;..She simply said next time keep your descriptive references to just the boy with strips on his shirt&#8230;I thought okay and would make a mental note&#8230;..But really, why cant we learn to appreciate someone&#8217;s color/race/gender without feeling like we have done something wrong!!</p>
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		<title>By: Dorian Mansood</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dorian Mansood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many people desperately tire when they must reach at least half way to communicate properly with others. So many are marooned not understanding their own TONGUE!

So many Suburban women trapped on the hill in flakey shallow choices for friends settle and are seemingly trapped in gossipy congregation traps. CAN we speak openly what we feel without a care or is it now Socially unacceptable to tell the TRUTH?

Our children mirror the thought of their parent at home and their bullying clearly tells me that children enter a serious conflict within themselves that they believe differently than their households!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So many people desperately tire when they must reach at least half way to communicate properly with others. So many are marooned not understanding their own TONGUE!</p>
<p>So many Suburban women trapped on the hill in flakey shallow choices for friends settle and are seemingly trapped in gossipy congregation traps. CAN we speak openly what we feel without a care or is it now Socially unacceptable to tell the TRUTH?</p>
<p>Our children mirror the thought of their parent at home and their bullying clearly tells me that children enter a serious conflict within themselves that they believe differently than their households!</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, agreed, butties do bully because they can and evidently get away with it.  It will take a collective effort by way lf law and our Schools and Workplace HR departments to become educated on this issue and adopt a no tolerance policy.  It is harrassment and should never be allowed.  Those with low self esteem seem to bully for recreation to make themselves feel powerful, it is a shame that our young and old behalf in such an appalling way.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, agreed, butties do bully because they can and evidently get away with it.  It will take a collective effort by way lf law and our Schools and Workplace HR departments to become educated on this issue and adopt a no tolerance policy.  It is harrassment and should never be allowed.  Those with low self esteem seem to bully for recreation to make themselves feel powerful, it is a shame that our young and old behalf in such an appalling way.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, this culture supports bullying. First, the freedom of speech is a handy excuse for saying nasty, hateful speeches against someone.  I am not saying we should abolish freedom of speech, but it is creating a culture where people feel that they can say whatever they want to say regardless of who gets hurt.  However, just because you can say it, it doesn&#039;t mean you should.  Many Americans don&#039;t understand that.

Second, this culture values performance above morals.  A bully can be promoted. It doesn&#039;t matter if s/he is belittling everyone at work.  As long as s/he is doing a good job, he can get praised or even promoted.  Same thing with sports.  Remember that Brigham Young basketball star who was suspended more breaking a moral code.  Many people thought it was a stupid punishment.

Third, America likes retribution.  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.  The problem is retribution borders on revenge.  Revenge can fuel hatred.  Remember Phoebe Prince.  The mean girls were angry at her because Prince dated their ex boyfriends.  So the mean girls bullied her death.  Does the punishment fit the crime?

Fourth, America thinks it&#039;s ok to say nasty things if they&#039;re true.  Remember Natalie Munroe, a teacher who blogged about her frustrations with her students.  She referred to her students as &quot;loser&quot;  &quot;dresses like a street walker&quot;  etc.  A teacher committed name calling but people defended her.  They said that it&#039;s OK to call them names because it&#039;s the truth!!!
Other people defended her using the freedom of speech excuse.
Everyone has flaws.  Some people are gay, some are fat or ugly.  Do these &quot;truths&quot; give anybody the right to call them names and harass them on a daily basis??

Fifth, breakdown in parenting.  When children are nasty and disrespectful, the parents do nothing.  &quot;All children do this, so it must be OK.&quot;   If a child yells, &quot;Mary is a loser&quot;  the parent will say  &quot;it&#039;s OK honey. That&#039;s what she is.&quot;  Absolutely disgusting.

Sixth, decline in the quality of education.  Schools are breeding dumb children who don&#039;t question ideas.  They accept conformity. They accept whatever they hear or see.  Schools are not doing enough to build character.  In fact, schools are havens for bullying.  Have people become really dumb that showing civility is no longer common sense?

Seventh, the media is feeding people stupid TV shows.  The media sells sex.... and hate.  Respectful is boring.  There has to be a nasty joke or people won&#039;t watch it.

It&#039;s truly sad that the future of the country lies at the hands of poorly educated people who can&#039;t show common sense of basic respect for fellow human beings.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, this culture supports bullying. First, the freedom of speech is a handy excuse for saying nasty, hateful speeches against someone.  I am not saying we should abolish freedom of speech, but it is creating a culture where people feel that they can say whatever they want to say regardless of who gets hurt.  However, just because you can say it, it doesn&#8217;t mean you should.  Many Americans don&#8217;t understand that.</p>
<p>Second, this culture values performance above morals.  A bully can be promoted. It doesn&#8217;t matter if s/he is belittling everyone at work.  As long as s/he is doing a good job, he can get praised or even promoted.  Same thing with sports.  Remember that Brigham Young basketball star who was suspended more breaking a moral code.  Many people thought it was a stupid punishment.</p>
<p>Third, America likes retribution.  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.  The problem is retribution borders on revenge.  Revenge can fuel hatred.  Remember Phoebe Prince.  The mean girls were angry at her because Prince dated their ex boyfriends.  So the mean girls bullied her death.  Does the punishment fit the crime?</p>
<p>Fourth, America thinks it&#8217;s ok to say nasty things if they&#8217;re true.  Remember Natalie Munroe, a teacher who blogged about her frustrations with her students.  She referred to her students as &#8220;loser&#8221;  &#8220;dresses like a street walker&#8221;  etc.  A teacher committed name calling but people defended her.  They said that it&#8217;s OK to call them names because it&#8217;s the truth!!!<br />
Other people defended her using the freedom of speech excuse.<br />
Everyone has flaws.  Some people are gay, some are fat or ugly.  Do these &#8220;truths&#8221; give anybody the right to call them names and harass them on a daily basis??</p>
<p>Fifth, breakdown in parenting.  When children are nasty and disrespectful, the parents do nothing.  &#8220;All children do this, so it must be OK.&#8221;   If a child yells, &#8220;Mary is a loser&#8221;  the parent will say  &#8220;it&#8217;s OK honey. That&#8217;s what she is.&#8221;  Absolutely disgusting.</p>
<p>Sixth, decline in the quality of education.  Schools are breeding dumb children who don&#8217;t question ideas.  They accept conformity. They accept whatever they hear or see.  Schools are not doing enough to build character.  In fact, schools are havens for bullying.  Have people become really dumb that showing civility is no longer common sense?</p>
<p>Seventh, the media is feeding people stupid TV shows.  The media sells sex&#8230;. and hate.  Respectful is boring.  There has to be a nasty joke or people won&#8217;t watch it.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s truly sad that the future of the country lies at the hands of poorly educated people who can&#8217;t show common sense of basic respect for fellow human beings.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullies bully because they can, bullying is a crime, and until bullying/abuse is seen for what it is, bullying will continue with impunity.
I have been personally trying in vain to establish a &quot;Federal No Bullying Law&quot;, and as much as I enjoy having Obama as president, his administration is silent when it comes to actually enacting a bill.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bullies bully because they can, bullying is a crime, and until bullying/abuse is seen for what it is, bullying will continue with impunity.<br />
I have been personally trying in vain to establish a &#8220;Federal No Bullying Law&#8221;, and as much as I enjoy having Obama as president, his administration is silent when it comes to actually enacting a bill.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am appalled by the comments made on November 1st by a guest who is a teacher. First of all, education is not a privilege. It is a right given to every child. Secondly, while teachers may find it difficult and frustrating to deal with bullies in the classroom, eliminating them from the school system is NOT the answer unless they are a real danger to the other student(s). We need to help keep the victims safe and we need to get help for the bullies so they can stop this inappropriate behavior. That is why there must be anti-bullying and cyberbullying curriculum in our schools. That said, the education of kindness, compassion, morals and ethics must begin at home and carry over into our schools. I am not saying the bully should not be punished, but there is a reason why they are behaving this way. It&#039;s up to their parents to punish them and get them counseling. If they are disrupting the class, teachers should give one verbal warning and if it persists, the bully should be asked to leave the classroom and go to the principal&#039;s office whereupon the principal should contact the bully&#039;s parents at once. Parents should understand that their children&#039;s behavior is in appropriate and that they must get their children counseling. By understanding why the bully is acting in this manner and helping them, we can eliminate the problem. Bullying is horrific and it has reached epidemic proportions. No one wins! We need to help the victim and the bully! When I hear teachers and principals say bullying is ridiculous, it proves that there are many schools who do not take this issue seriously. The attitude of schools saying &quot;Not My job Man&quot; as well as the attitude from parents who say &quot;Not My Kid&quot; must stop! Kids are committing suicide as result of being bullied. Is that ridiculous? It&#039;s the saddest most tragic thing in the world. It would be most frightening if teachers and schools were given executive powers to remove bullies from the school system as bullying is not a one size fits all.
Ross Ellis
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Love Our Children USA and STOMP Out Bullying]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am appalled by the comments made on November 1st by a guest who is a teacher. First of all, education is not a privilege. It is a right given to every child. Secondly, while teachers may find it difficult and frustrating to deal with bullies in the classroom, eliminating them from the school system is NOT the answer unless they are a real danger to the other student(s). We need to help keep the victims safe and we need to get help for the bullies so they can stop this inappropriate behavior. That is why there must be anti-bullying and cyberbullying curriculum in our schools. That said, the education of kindness, compassion, morals and ethics must begin at home and carry over into our schools. I am not saying the bully should not be punished, but there is a reason why they are behaving this way. It&#8217;s up to their parents to punish them and get them counseling. If they are disrupting the class, teachers should give one verbal warning and if it persists, the bully should be asked to leave the classroom and go to the principal&#8217;s office whereupon the principal should contact the bully&#8217;s parents at once. Parents should understand that their children&#8217;s behavior is in appropriate and that they must get their children counseling. By understanding why the bully is acting in this manner and helping them, we can eliminate the problem. Bullying is horrific and it has reached epidemic proportions. No one wins! We need to help the victim and the bully! When I hear teachers and principals say bullying is ridiculous, it proves that there are many schools who do not take this issue seriously. The attitude of schools saying &#8220;Not My job Man&#8221; as well as the attitude from parents who say &#8220;Not My Kid&#8221; must stop! Kids are committing suicide as result of being bullied. Is that ridiculous? It&#8217;s the saddest most tragic thing in the world. It would be most frightening if teachers and schools were given executive powers to remove bullies from the school system as bullying is not a one size fits all.<br />
Ross Ellis<br />
Founder and Chief Executive Officer<br />
Love Our Children USA and STOMP Out Bullying</p>
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