The Problem of Bullying in Indonesia
Currently, bullying becomes a common problem that occurs
in the social life of Indonesian society. Because many people think that
bullying is a common problem and does not need special attention. Even often
the people of Indonesia do not realize that bullying is happening around them. This
problem make Indonesia become one of country with the highest number of
bullying in the world.
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to
abuse, intimidate, or aggresively dominate to others (Wikipedia).
Rasionalization of such behavior sometimes include differences of social class,
race, religion, gender, appearance, behavior, body language, personality, reputation, lineage, strength,
size or ability. Someone who are bullied can feel like they are different,
powerless, unpopular, and alone. This case can make them sad, lonely, nervous,
and have problem in social life.
According to Wikipedia.org, bullying is devided into
four basic types of abuse; physical, verbal, relational, and cyber. Based on
number of commits, bullying also can divided into two forms; individual
bullying and collective bullying.
First is Physical bullying. Physical bullying is
violence directly against the victim's body. For example, hitting, stealing, kick,
pushing, and others. In physical bullying the main weapon is their body. It can
be danger because can lead into tragedic ending like death. But unfortunately,
this bullying is often happen in Indonesia. The Indonesian Child Protection
Commission (KPAI) released data on child abuse rates according to the
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) survey, as many as 84 percent
of children in Indonesia experience violence in schools. The number of cases of
violence in schools in Indonesia is higher than Vietnam (79 percent), Nepal (79
percent), Cambodia (73 percent), and Pakistan (43 percent).
Second is verbal bullying. Verbal bullying is
bullying which is done indirectly by using voice as an attack weapon. According
to a psychologist named Andrew Mellor, verbal bullying involves a verbal
language that aims to hurt a person's feeling. Behaviors that include, among
other things: mocking, giving inappropriate nicknames, slandering, harassing
sexual claims, and others. Cases of bullying verbal include the kind of
bullying that often occurs in everyday life but is often not realized. In
Indonesia, verbal bullying often occurs in elementary school. In 2010, a student
aged 14 years old kill her self because her friends always tease her fat. And
few years before, a 15 years old student also did the same thing because his
friends tease him falling a grade. For other concrete evidence, bullying that
experienced by my young sister. She said that her friend in school often
mocking other friends by using the names of parents, shape of body and
threatening. See? Even in the elementary school, bullying can exist as well.
Next is relational bullying. Relational bullying also
often called as social bullying. Relational bullying is done by the intend to
destroy someone's reputation and keep it away from social life. This type of
bullying is usually common in girl. Different from physical and verbal
bullying, relational bullying is usually done in a longer period of time. I
have been a witness of this bullying. When I am in elementary school, I have a
friend that get this type of bullying. My classmates keep away from her because
he has so many fleas. She often do so many things alone. Such as study, go to
the canteen, and go back home. Finally, in the next year, I have received news
that she had moved to school.
Then, Cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is bullying
that happens online or through text message, email, and others social media. It
includes posting rumors on site like facebook, sharing pictures or embrassing
video, terrorizing through a social media account, and so on. Cyber bullying is
occurs in the modern era. In Indonesia, cyber bullying is usually done by
giving negative comments, beatings in a discussion online, and spreading
embrassing photo or video. According to Tribun Jogja, our Social Minister,
Khofifah Indah Parawansa, said that in 2016 there are a total of 3580 events of
bullying and 14 percent of them are cyber bullying.
Based on Tribunpekanbaru.com, the cases of bullying
or violence against children in Indonesian school is currently the second
largest ranking after Japan. While US is in third position under Indonesia.
According to CNN Indonesia, Director of Social
Rehabilitation of Children Social Ministry, Nahar, said that this year they
receive more bullying reports than last year. He said that until June 2017 they
has received 117 cases of bullying. Meanwhile, Commissioner of Commission for
Child Protection of Indonesia (KPAI), Jasa Putra explained, since 2011 until
2016 it has found about 23 thousand cases of physical and psychological
violence against children. However, specifically for bullying, there are about
253 cases recorded. This number consists of 122 children who become victims and
131 children who become perpetrators.
The data above shows that problem of bullying in
Indonesia need much special attention, because the cases of bullying become
high and higher everyday. There are so many children that become victim for this
case. Some of them were hospitalized due to injuries. Some of them need a long
rehabilitation period. And some of them even decide to end their lives. This is
happens because our ignorence of the environtment and our attitude that often
assume that this is just a common little problem. It turns out, that it was not
the subject of bullying that has caused many children lay in the hospital. Not
the subject of bullying that causes many children die. But we, we who have been
so indifferent to the surrounding.
Therefore, let’s change. Let’s change into a more
courageous and care person. Do not let any bullying arround us. Approach and
encourage the victims. Because they are just like us. They also deserve to be
happy.
