Matthew Bibby was 6 when he ran across traffic trying to get away from bullies. He was hit by a car and killed. Karl Peat was 16, intelligent, considerate and planned his own funeral before his suicide. He killed himself by way of overdose because he was picked on for not joining a street gang. Sisters Michaela and Samantha are bullied about their weight so they go on a hunger strike. Both of them later die. Adam Grigg hanged himself after enduring 3 long years of bullying. He was 14 and wanted to be in the Royal Navy. If you click on any of these peoples names you will go to a website entirely focused on bullycide. The website has over 50 stories and links to newspaper articles, court cases, and memorial pages. Some stories are from the United States. Some are halfway around the world. The sad thing about all these stories are their lives could of been saved. They could still be alive if the world didn't turn a blind eye to bullying. I guess we will have to say a few more goodbyes before we finally realize it doesn't have to be this way.
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