Other crimes
Violence
You have the right to feel safe at home, in school and in public. If someone is intentionally harming you, for example, beating, pulling, pushing, biting or kicking you – this is violence. Violence can be carried out by both strangers and people close to you – your parents, brothers, sisters, other relatives, as well as other people you may know – your peers or adults.
Even though people may try to convince you that you deserved this, violence is not your fault.
Theft or damage to property
Theft is when someone seizes your personal belongings – your telephone, bag, wallet and money. If an item is taken away from you by force or through threats of violence, this is a robbery. If a person deliberately damages
your belongings, for example, breaks or damages your telephone or computer, this is considered to be an
offence.
Bullying
Bullying is when someone is constantly humiliating, insulting or persecuting you, beating you or spreading false rumours about you, damaging your belongings, not accepting you in group activities, or forcing you to do something against your will. Bullying can be carried out for no reason. Sometimes a person can be bullied due to a specific trait – his appearance or disability.
You must know that bullying is never your fault.
