Be @ hero. Stop HIB.

Harassment.  Intimidation. Bullying.  At some point, every human has experienced or witnessed one of the three words that comprise HIB.  Harassment.  A freshman walking down the hallway, receiving not-too-friendly punches from upperclassmen left and right.  A student grappling with a load of books, only to find them knocked out of their grasp and sprawled out across the floor the next second, with distant, scornful laughter cluttering the background.  A depressed girl logging online to find outright gossip spread over social networks, the tears rolling down her cheeks and painting them pink.  Intimidation.  The popular kids in school, so effortlessly accepted, while the outcasts cling to the walls, afraid of being judged for who they are.  Cliques, where the cost of admission might be acting in a way you know is wrong, or allowing yourself t be shaped and formed into someone you're not.  A gray cloud of peer pressure looming over your head, a bully in itself, following you and influencing your every move.  Bullying.  The physical blows imposed by the insecure upon the misfits.  Emotional instability from exclusion.  The constant social obstacle course, the hurdles and hoops you must overcome to fit in.  Labels to the max. "Fat." "Anorexic." "Ugly." And of course other ones that are too vulgar to even mention in a post.  Evidently, this must stop immediately.  Everyone has a right to security and safety that we must ensure.  I challenge everyone to reach out to others that are hurt, and even those that don't seem to be.  You never know how much a kind gesture can affect a life.  According to Romain Rolland, "A hero is a man who does what he can."  If you can help a victim of HIB, don't let anything stop you.

Just as you would follow any other stop sign, follow this one too.