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Local Reporter Jason Matheson Makes The Future Of Minnesota's Bullying Problem Clear: More Dead Kids / Queerty

source: http://www.queerty.com/local-reporter-jason-matheson-makes-the-future-of-minnesotas-bullying...

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"These kids are thrown to the wolves every day," says FOX 9 Minneapolis's Jason Matheson about the state's student bullying epidemic that's leaving suicides in its wake. Teased as a kid himself, Matheson knows first hand how "just awful" it is to be a young person taunted by your peers — and nobody, NOBODY, is stepping in to keep you safe. Tom Emmer might make fiscal conservatives happy, but as governor it's clear he will only help perpetuate the nightmare LGBT(http://www.queerty.com/mn-gov-hopeful-tom-emmer-doesnt-want-schools-telling-his-...) kids (and straight ones branded queer) face every fucking day.
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3 comments // Local Reporter Jason Matheson Makes The Future Of Minnesota's Bullying Problem Clear: More Dead Kids / Queerty

  • Incredulous
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      Incredulous  

    • bullying is a growing phenomena across the nation. It doesn't just happen in schools, it happens in the workplace, and at the hands of our police force. Until we stand up and defend the defenseless, and put an end to policies that encourage the bullies to act out, we can only expect it to get worse.

      Good post, thanks for putting this out there.

    • 1 year ago
  • ThatdBMe
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    • Incredulous:

      I agree. I think a big part of adult bullying starts at the home, at school. Kids are learning they can get away with bullying at school because nobody is standing up against it. So, they grow up, get jobs, and continue the abuse and *still* get away with it.

      We still haven't learned from all the school shootings that have taken place because it's still going on a lot.

    • 1 year ago
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