Should bullies be punished?

Lauren (Australia)

It's about time laws against bullying were enforced. Depending on how much they've hurt the victim, punishment should be carried out. You go to jail as an adult if you assault or harass someone. Why not teach violent teenagers now that bullying is wrong with a reasonable, less-severe type of punishment so they won't do the same thing as adults and get put in jail.

Robin Zotynia, of Plainfield Township, talks about her daughter, Courtney, who committed suicide in February, 2014 in her bedroom. Photos and artwork fill the bedroom as the family struggles to come to grips with her death. Courtney was in eighth grade, and Robin blames bullying in school as the reason for her death. [Photo/IC]