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Bullying - Justice for Coran

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If you saw bullying, what would you do to stop it? Would you stand by, say nothing and let it happen or would you take it upon yourself to try to stop it? Not many people think about this, and that’s part of the problem in today's society. I can’t help but to think that if I was getting bullied and harassed, would anyone step up or say anything to stop it? Just recently in Newark, Delaware, a 16 year old senior ran across a video of a 26 year old man, Coran (last name was not released) who is mentally disabled, being beaten and abused by a group of teenagers. Once Angeliz Marrero came across these very disturbing videos, she posted them to YouTube to try to bring awareness to the issue. YouTube deleted the videos due to them being so graphic. She then went to Instagram to repost the videos one Saturday Morning and started using #TheBullyProject and #JusticeforCoran. People began reposting her pictures and voicing their opinions and her Instagram followers went from 2,000 to nearly 20,000 in less than 24 hours. In these videos, you see Coran with about 7 or 8 kids whose ages range from 13-15, picking up Coran, slamming him to the ground, kicking him, and in the background you can hear laughter and encouragement to keep on hurting him. The worst part it, you can hear Coran yelling and begging for them to leave him alone and to stop. (You can view the first awareness video posted here along with others. They are very graphic (http://instagram.com/p/soTvzoDVF2/ ). Coran is mentally disabled and was diagnosed with Williams Syndrome at birth. One out of every 10,000 babies is born with Williams Syndrome which is a genetic disorder characterized by mild mental retardation, unusual facial features, and cardiovascular disease. People with this disorder have certain personality features which include overfriendliness, general anxiety, and attention deficit disorder. Overfriendliness.When researching about this disorder that word kept popp

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