[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                BULLYING

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Coble) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, last Saturday evening, I was watching the 
weekly Fox television program entitled ``Huckabee.'' Bullying was the 
featured issue.
  Mr. Speaker, bullying has become a severely significant issue in some 
schools across our country.
  Bullies, with limited exception, select their targets or victims in 
this manner: the victims are smaller in physical stature than are the 
bullies and are usually younger in years.
  The victims of bullying become depressed and embarrassed, resulting 
in physical and emotional damage. One young lad became so distraught 
that he died by his own hand. Yes, he took his own life because of the 
damage that bullying had inflicted upon him.
  The ``Huckabee'' program, in addition to having interviewed a 
bullying victim and his family, featured as well the director of the 
recently released movie entitled ``Bully.'' I urge you all to see this 
movie.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to insist that bullies are punished at their 
schools by their parents and are prosecuted as juveniles if they are 
still minors.
  We should cut no slack to bullies. They deserve no slack. If exposure 
could link the bullies to the aforementioned suicide, perhaps that 
should be pursued as well.
  Mr. Speaker, this bullying plague must be resolved, but it will be 
resolved only when the bullies receive the punishment they deserve.

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