Timmins Police Service' s Const. Rick Lemieux, Const. David Ainsworth and Deputy Chief Des Walsh proudly wear pink shirts for their Anti Bullying campaign that started on Thursday.
This is the story of two incredible students in Nova Scotia who organized what is now an eye opener - Bullying. The clip below is from the Globe and Mail.
“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied [for wearing a pink shirt]…[They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school.
‘I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.’
So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag.
As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr. Price recalled.
The bullies were never heard from again.”
Lemieux's presentation talks about what bullying is, as they get lots of reports on a child being bullied however, after investigation, it isn't bullying. Lemieux explains that the bully has power over another individual and is targeted.
TPS has been contacted by many schools and they felt that more will get on board when the news is released by the media.
This is a segment from George Stroumboulopoulos that can be found on Constable Rick's DVD.
http://youtu.be/uP8jn9jOZCk
