I am so angry, heartbroken, saddened by Joel Morales death…. the only thing I could think to do was honor his memory through Blog.  Maybe one day we will live in a world where the Hunger Games doesn’t exist.  Where destroying someone completely isn’t viewed as entertainment.  Joel was shorter than average, he was smarter than average, he lost his father, he was different.  In his lifetime, he didn’t get the chance to learn that what makes you different makes you great!  In his lifetime was dealt to many bad hands to gain his footing.  He was chased home from school, and beaten up on numerous occasions.  His family filed several complaints… but there was very little action taken.  The system FAILED Joel Morales. We, as a community FAILED Joel Morales.  I didn’t know him personally, but since I am apart of this community I am responsible for him.  I take responsibility by speaking up and saying this is not right.  I take responsibility by not supporting bullying and borderline terrorist behavior.

It is not ok to follow someone home and taunt through their front door.  It is not ok to film your roommate having sex and posting the video online.  It is not ok to air someones private life out in the streets/ online/ on tv.  It is not ok to threaten to beat someone up physically because you have a petty disagreement.  It is not ok to showcase irresponsible behavior in front of your children.  It is not ok to showcase irresponsible behavior in front of other people’s children.  It is not ok to have children, when you, yourself know that you are still at a phase in your life where you would rather be out partying.  It is not ok to use a child as a sacrifice in hopes of obtaining someone you desperately want to be with.  It is ok to love your child enough that you use condoms and birth control to postpone bringing him/or her into your world until you are sound.

The above may seem like I am going off on a tangent… but in actuality it all plays a part in raising productive, healthy, well-balanced children.  Having and raising children is a hands on job!  Where were the parents of the children who bullied this child to death?!  Like Ravi… these parents need to be jailed for 30 days as well for not supervising their children. They need to be jailed for not paying attention to the warnings from the school.  They need to be made an example of, in hopes of preventing another suicide.

You know your child, but do you know the child your child is bullying?!

How many more children have to lose their lives before bullying is taken seriously?!

In Memory of Joel Morales…

He was 12 years old~ A brother ~ A son ~ A nephew~ 5th Grader ~ One of the smartest in his class ~Lived in East Harlem~ A child we lost on Tuesday, May 29, 2012…

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