JUST THE BASICS……

• Taunting, mockery, exclusion, gossip and rumors (whether on-line, in school, or the workplace) are forms of violence-- emotional and psychological violence.  The wounds they inflict can be deep, and fester for years.
  

• These behaviors humiliate and stigmatize their targets, damaging current, as well as  future, relationships.

• Bullying  often leaves its victim with few, if any, opportunities to explain their point of view, or make amends.
• Tears or formal complaint legitimate the abuse that has been directed at her.  She "can't take it" and is a social pariah, often causing the torment and exclusion to escalate.