Taxing - tips for kids

Taxing is robbery. It means using force or threats to steal something from someone. Taxing can be done by one person alone or by a group, working together to frighten others - smaller kids, for example.

Taxers are cowards; they rarely attack anyone stronger than themselves, and if they do, they make sure they have accomplices.

What should you do if you are taxed?

While it's happening

• Try to stay calm and be brave.
• Answer your aggressor firmly with short sentences.
• Don't fight.
• Give the taxer(s) whatever they want.
• Take a good look at the taxer(s).

Afterward

• It's very important to tell a friend, a teacher or your parents as soon as possible, so you can express your fear.
• If it's too hard go to alone, ask a friend go to with you.
• Adults know about this kind of attack and they know what to do.
• If you keep quiet about what happened, you're more likely to be attacked again than if you report it. We have to break the wall of silence, because it gives the power to the taxers and bullies.