What are Common Characteristics of Bullying?

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Friday, 17 October 2008 18:37

So, what makes a bullying incident? Certain conditions must exist for a bullying incident to occur. Lots of kids joke around with each other, call each other names, or engage in some fairly physical horse-play and yet these incidents are not deemed as bullying when they occur between certain children. The difference lies in the relationship of the bully and victim, and in the intent of the interaction.

Bullying usually, although not always, occurs between individuals who are not friends. In a bullying situation, there is a power difference between the bully and the victim. For instance, the bully may be bigger, tougher, physically stronger or be able to intimidate others or have the power to exclude others from their social group.

The intention of bullying is to put the victim in distress in some way. Bullies seek power.

Bullying knows no financial, cultural or social bounds. Bullying may not look exactly the same everywhere, but it has the same devastating effect on everyone, and during adolescence, bullying is not a problem that usually sorts itself out.

The effects of bullying last a lifetime. It causes misery for the bully's victims, and leaves a lasting impression on all those who witness repeated bullying incidents.

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samaha said:

	what is bulling? Bulling is when someone keeps doing or saying things to have power over another person.
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February 19, 2009 5:32am
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Kate said:

	i hate it i hateit absolutley hate it, its the most cruelest thing someone can do to one another. ive experienced bullying from my sisters friend and she tried to stop her but her friend wouldnt listen to her.
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July 10, 2011 9:03pm
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Nguyen said:

	What is bullying mean to you? There are 10 kind of bully 1)Aggressive bullies 2)Passive bullies 3)Bully-victims 4)Passive victims 5)Victims 6)Vicarious victims 7)False victims Perpetual victims 9)Provocative victims 10)Bystanders that are the 10 kind of bullying
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September 13, 2011 3:05pm
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bill hope said:

	bulling I HATE IT
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September 27, 2011 9:36am
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dude said:

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September 27, 2011 9:37am
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cartier said:

	... its cartier
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September 27, 2011 9:37am
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cartier said:

	... im so cool eh mikel
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September 27, 2011 9:40am
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sally thorpe said:

	bullying bullying sucks
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September 27, 2011 9:41am
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cartier said:

	... im cool
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September 27, 2011 9:44am
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mikle said:

	... Hello cartier ho are u today.
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September 27, 2011 9:44am
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cartier said:

	... just great
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September 27, 2011 9:45am
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mikle said:

	... Im good thanks for asking
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September 27, 2011 9:46am
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Cooper said:

	... seriously. this is a website to help stop bullying and you guys are using it as a joke?
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September 27, 2011 9:46am
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cartier said:

	... pretty much
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September 27, 2011 9:47am
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chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said:

	bullying its horeibale
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September 27, 2011 9:47am
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mikle said:

	... O copp let us have ur fun
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September 27, 2011 9:47am
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bob the builder said:

	bulling bulles me
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September 27, 2011 9:47am
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chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said:

	... why are people so mean
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September 27, 2011 9:48am
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cartier said:

	... cause we can be
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September 27, 2011 9:51am
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Cooper said:

	... just get to work please.
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September 27, 2011 9:52am
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harry hen said:

	... hi peoples
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September 27, 2011 9:52am
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chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said:

	... why doe you guge people on how they look o hi kaden and the other people
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September 27, 2011 9:53am
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mikle said:

	... NO!
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September 27, 2011 9:53am
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cartier said:

	... what he said!!!!!!!
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