I have had my fill of the current, constant references to what
is euphemistically described as "bullying".
Isn't it about time that we called it what it really is and
dealt with the conduct in an appropriate manner?
"Bullying" is just a candy-coated word for blatant
intimidation. Whether it happens in the school yard, in the
workplace, over the internet or in public, the type of conduct that
we have come to describe as bullying is nothing short of criminal
conduct that ought to be referred to as intimidation. Despite
all the efforts to at least minimize, if not eradicate this type of
unacceptable conduct, I suggest that nothing will work as well as
to appropriately amend the Criminal Code to make such
conduct criminal. If we seriously wish to address the problem
then there has to be real and serious consequences for unacceptable
conduct. As admirable as attempts at persuading and cajoling
people, young and old, male or female, who treat others in the same
manner
