Bullying is a worldwide problem. Children and young adults have to endure all sorts of mistreatment.
A ten-year-old boy in China had to be rushed to the ER to have his stomach pumped after some bullies forced him to eat lead from a pencil.
No one realized that anything had happened until the boy started to vomit something black at his home in Daqing, located in China’s Heilongjiang province.
After being asked by his parents, he finally told them what had happened. The boy, Liu Xinze, had to undergo a three hour surgery to get all the lead out of his body.
Stronger laws need to be in place to protect victims of bullying.
The city council in Shawano, Wisconsin is taking a stand. They have passed an ordinance that allows the police to get involved with bullying cases.
Any parent of a minor that is accused of bullying may get a warning and even a 90 day probationary period to get their child to stop bullying.