As I write this (as a parent), I do so with heavy heart and in the hopes that the suicide of a precious 13-year-old girl (my friend’s niece — in another state), that resulted from ongoing bullying, doesn’t happen again, anywhere. My immediate response to the news was a mixture of intense sadness and anger. Since then, I’ve chosen to channel/dilute those emotions through this pen onto this paper. Bullying, aka assault, is a heinous crime that has always plagued humanity. Equally disturbing are the malicious ways bullies try to silence and terrify their victims. Bullies aren’t age or gender-specific …