The Cost of Silence is costing lives.
The Cost of Silence is costing lives.
The Issue
🧨 The cost of silence is costing to many lives
Make Bullying Illegal — Before One More Life Is Lost
💔 Petition Story
Have you ever been bullied?
Has someone you love taken their own life?
Have you ever watched a friend change… go quiet… disappear… because of what they were going through — and no one did anything?
Then, this petition is for you.
My name is Eddie. I'm not just an author or campaigner — I’m a survivor. I created the Cost of Silence movement because I’ve lived the pain of being bullied, silenced, and ignored. And I’ve watched others drown in it.
This isn't about playground teasing. This is about bullying that leads to suicide.
About grooming that starts in silence and ends in tragedy.
About injustice, discrimination, and pain that never gets named — let alone punished.
👉 Right now, in the UK, bullying isn’t a crime.
Let that sink in.
If you beat someone physically, it’s assault.
If you mentally torment them until they can’t go on… it’s just called "bullying"
That needs to change — now.
🛑 Why This Petition Matters
Every year, thousands lose their lives to suicide linked to bullying, grooming, and abuse.
And yet… nothing changes. Because too many people look away.
Or worse, they say:
“I’ll sign it later.”
🕰️ Later could be too late.
It takes 30 seconds to sign this petition. That’s all.
I'm fighting to get 1 million signatures to take this directly to the government.
Until bullying is recognised as a criminal act, lives will keep being destroyed — in schools, workplaces, care homes, online, and behind closed doors.
✊ What I’m Asking For:
📣 Make bullying a criminal offence with real consequences.
🛡️ Introduce national safeguarding laws that protect people of all ages.
📚 Educate teachers, employers, carers, and communities to spot the signs early.
🧠 Offer trauma support and intervention — before it's too late.
❤️ How You Can Help (Right Now):
SIGN this petition.
SHARE it with everyone you know.
STAND UP for the ones who no longer can.
This isn’t just a cause. It’s a cry for help.
It’s time to stop saying “later.”
Because bullying doesn’t wait — and neither should we.
✍️ Sign now. Because silence costs lives.
🌐 Learn more at:
🔗 https://www.change.org/the-cost-of-silence-is-costing-to-many-lives
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The Issue
🧨 The cost of silence is costing to many lives
Make Bullying Illegal — Before One More Life Is Lost
💔 Petition Story
Have you ever been bullied?
Has someone you love taken their own life?
Have you ever watched a friend change… go quiet… disappear… because of what they were going through — and no one did anything?
Then, this petition is for you.
My name is Eddie. I'm not just an author or campaigner — I’m a survivor. I created the Cost of Silence movement because I’ve lived the pain of being bullied, silenced, and ignored. And I’ve watched others drown in it.
This isn't about playground teasing. This is about bullying that leads to suicide.
About grooming that starts in silence and ends in tragedy.
About injustice, discrimination, and pain that never gets named — let alone punished.
👉 Right now, in the UK, bullying isn’t a crime.
Let that sink in.
If you beat someone physically, it’s assault.
If you mentally torment them until they can’t go on… it’s just called "bullying"
That needs to change — now.
🛑 Why This Petition Matters
Every year, thousands lose their lives to suicide linked to bullying, grooming, and abuse.
And yet… nothing changes. Because too many people look away.
Or worse, they say:
“I’ll sign it later.”
🕰️ Later could be too late.
It takes 30 seconds to sign this petition. That’s all.
I'm fighting to get 1 million signatures to take this directly to the government.
Until bullying is recognised as a criminal act, lives will keep being destroyed — in schools, workplaces, care homes, online, and behind closed doors.
✊ What I’m Asking For:
📣 Make bullying a criminal offence with real consequences.
🛡️ Introduce national safeguarding laws that protect people of all ages.
📚 Educate teachers, employers, carers, and communities to spot the signs early.
🧠 Offer trauma support and intervention — before it's too late.
❤️ How You Can Help (Right Now):
SIGN this petition.
SHARE it with everyone you know.
STAND UP for the ones who no longer can.
This isn’t just a cause. It’s a cry for help.
It’s time to stop saying “later.”
Because bullying doesn’t wait — and neither should we.
✍️ Sign now. Because silence costs lives.
🌐 Learn more at:
🔗 https://www.change.org/the-cost-of-silence-is-costing-to-many-lives
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The Decision Makers
Petition created on 23 July 2025