Sunday, February 22, 2009

Emo bullying in Australia

Taunts turn to violence - bullying exposed
NEWS.com.au - Feb 17, 2009

The family of one teenage male student told how their son was subjected to a series of assaults at an elite Sydney private college, which included:

* A BROKEN arm sustained in an altercation with another student;

* A KING hit from another student leaving him with a bruised neck and cheekbone; and

* HARASSMENT by five students who called him an "emo" and told him to cut his own throat and wrists.

3 comments:

Battybattybats said...

Whilst time is almost up its worth bringing attention to the Australian National Human Rights Community Consultation which has opened a public comment blog here http://www.openforum.com.au/NHROC I'm already bringing up sub culture issues with the host I'm advocating for and every extra voice counts

Jaclove said...

Dang, that's sad...
I used to be teased for being "emo" all the time at school. I think bullying is horrible.

Battybattybats said...

You'll be outraged to hear an Australian state government has made a 'viral' online add thats anti-Emo!

Seriously!

Using peoples anti-emo prejudice to drive an ad against using a mobile phone while driving! Theres one about red-haired people too.