When we
have talks about bullying, we often visualize instances of it with only having
two actors portraying the roles--the bully and the victim. In every situation
imagined and in every incident seen, most of the time, we just pay attention on
these two, missing the other characters in the picture: bystanders.
As we all
know, bystanders are witnesses of bullying cases. Having them as part of the
issue but not having direct involvement, question is: should they be penalized
as well?
Bystanders
behave differently from each other, and penalization is such a serious matter,
that's why I know that we can all agree that it should only be given to those
who have worsen the situation and contributed to the problem--those
bystanders who took their part by instigating, encouraging, and/or joining in
the bullying.
On the
other hand, I believe that those who chose to remain idle about it should
not be blamed nor be subjected to penalty for they have their own reasons for
not intervening, and those who bravely stood up for the victims' rights
should by all means, be commended.
In the end, only
after seeing how the bystanders responded is the only time we could tell
whether they deserve punishment or not. Only then we could tell what
decisions should be done and what actions should be taken.
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| HELPFUL Bystanders |
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| HURTFUL Bystanders Sources: Google Images |
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