Posted by
Bob Parks on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:21:18 AM
In Tuesday morning’s Boston Herald, “Pols vow to get tough on bullies”. Granted, we live in a different day, complete with non-judgmentalism, thus a lack of conscience or shame. But who are politicians to talk when it comes to addressing the problem of bullying?
The Herald article cites numerous, horrific instances of bullying. Things as children we’d never think of doing to another human being, but when it comes to succumbing to the “do something”, knee-jerk mentality that is election year politics, is this a case of the wolves minding the hen house?
“’This is an urgent situation. I had one case where young boy was set on fire at another kid’s home,’ said state Rep. Paul Donato (D-Medford), co-sponsor of new anti-bullying legislation. ‘This has got to be addressed, and it’s got to be addressed quickly.’
“Donato’s bill would force school districts to create bullying prevention plans and guidelines for punishing students who torment their peers. It would also require administrators to focus on increasing instances of “cyberbullying” in which students use text messages and online images to harass and humiliate their classmates.”
So, “Donato’s bill would force…. It would require….”
Is this not bullying? Shouldn’t the state representative’s quotes end with a verbal and not implied “or else”? Continued...