Friday, February 19, 2021

Teenage bullying can catch up with you...

 Two top South Korean volleyball stars are banned for teenage bullying

The top volley ball players in South Korea, Lee Jae-yeong and her twin sister Lee Da-yeong of the Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders are being temporarily banned from their sport and from future coaching over online bullying they engaged in while in middle school. Anonymous posters said they had been bullied online by the twins while they were in middle school, 10 years ago. Unfortunately in Korea and in Japan bullying is quite common and can make life very unpleasant for middle and high school students. These two girls who are 25 years old at the present, are the top volleyball stars in South Korea. After these accusations came out, the twins apologized for their past behavior in public, but thousands of online commentators have called for their being banned from the sport. However, this  behavior took place while the two sisters were quite young. None the less the South Korean club that employs the two girls has issued statements including the following:

"We apologize for the disappointment this situation has caused to those who love volleyball and feel a strong sense of responsibility," read a statement.

"School bullying is something that should never happen and cannot be tolerated for any reason. The two players are thoroughly reflecting themselves by admitting the truth and apologizing.

"We also would like to apologize to the victims who suffered due to the players' wrongful actions." (South Korean volleyball twins Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong dropped amid bullying scandal)

The apology is good and necessary, but should adults be held responsible for foolish behavior that they did while they were in middle school?

Question: Should the twins be banned from adult sports for bullying they did while in middle school?

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