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It's hard doing the right thing isn't it?

What if doing that right thing by either defending someone that's getting bullied (you against a group) or speaking up against any injustice done meant taking a risk of getting targeted yourself?

The very first time this happened, I was just 12 years old. Someone was getting bullied and just for doing what I thought was the right thing (telling them off, reporting it and befriending the kid), the 4 bullies wouldn't stop targeting us for nearly the entire school year. It got bad because one of them spread a false rumors of me being a whore and someone else forwarded disgusting drawings. That's a tiny portion of what it's like going against a group and both you and the original victim are now sinking together.

As for talking against any injustices done, same thing. The group turns their attention on you and you're their new target. They can go from writing nasty text messages, cyber bully you all the way to causing property damage. If they're overly crazy then they can stalk you. All that just for trying to help others, trying to speak up on what's right and what isn't. So overall it's hard doing the right thing isn't it?

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9 mo
Other times... just for trying to help someone or others, the bullies or crazy folks try their best to then destroy your self-esteem or in some cases try to scare you into silencing you.
It's hard doing the right thing isn't it?
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