Parents value the need for stricter laws against bullying, for it is never an easy feat when a parent knows that his child is being bullied at school, much worse when a parent knows of it too late. This is the case of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11, from Massachusetts. His mother knew of the ordeal his son has to go through at school only because Carl committed suicide at a very young age.
It was only when the clamor hit its highest peak then the government of Massachusetts saw the need for stringent measures against bullying. This should not be the case. The government does not need news about kids committing suicides due to bullying to push them to take action. They must take action now, not later.
Parents have the foremost clamor, but it is up to the government to take the issue at hand by drafting stricter laws against bullying. Hopefully, the untimely death of Joseph will be the light to secure a safer world for all of our children to live in.
(news item: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/anti-bullying-efforts-gain-mass/story?id=9103058)
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