9-year-old Boy Wishes to Die due to Bullying
An Australian boy with dwarfism whose distress from bullying became a viral video. Watch the video to learn more.
An Australian boy with dwarfism whose distress from bullying became a viral video.The video of the nine-year-old Quaden Bayles showed him crying and repeatedly saying he wanted to die after being bullied at school. In the video his mother can be heard saying that her son is bullied everyday at school for being a dwarf. The video went viral but many said it was wrong for the mother to record her son when he was so disturbed. She said that like her son there are many children who suffer from depression due to bullying. It was difficult but she had to create awareness. Because of her video so many people will benefit.
Now after watching the video there has been an outpouring of support from around the world.The video was watched millions of times and promptedUS comedian Brad Williams to start a GoFundMe page that eventually raised almost US$475,000.Brad said even he suffered bullying just like Quaden. He created the page because he wanted to bring Quaden to the USA and take him to Disneyland. But his aunt said that the money would be used for charities instead."What kid wouldn't want to go to Disneyland, especially if you have lived Quaden's life. To escape to anywhere that is fun that doesn't remind him of his day to day challenges,"
His aunt said, ‘But Quaden’s mother said 'you know what, let's focus on the real issue'. My son has been bullied. How many suicides, black or white, in our society have happened due to bullying."We want the money to go to community organisations that really need it. They know what the money should be spent on, So as much as we want to go to Disneyland, I think our community would far off benefit from that."
