Bullied kid snaps, hulk smashes some little prick.

[ODogg]

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Yes it's true the bigger kid could have gotten into serious trouble here but as av7 said, that's true of any activity. I'm not going to criticize a kid being bullied standing up for himself. Honestly if more kids were to show they were going to defend themselves then bullies would be minimized.

When I was in junior high and high school I was very small. I didn't get picked on much but there were a few times kids much bigger than me did pick on me. Usually I followed my mom's advice and just let it slide right off my back, by laughing it off and not showing that it bothered me. By doing that they would 99.99% of the time leave me alone. If they didn't then I would defend myself physically if needed. And the few times I was hit on then I hit back with everything I had. I didn't care, and still don't care, if someone is twice my size, I will try to defend myself. I think those two reasons are why I wasn't picked on more in school despite being small in size and academically gifted, usually two big reasons kids do get bullied.

I just knew then that I'd be damned if I was going to let anyone hit me without hitting them back. Yes violence is NOT the answer and should be avoided but sometimes in life you simply cannot avoid it. Sometimes there isn't a teacher or an adult there who can help you out. BTW - you know what else is not the answer? Letting someone whup your butt while you do nothing. Doing that just is going to invite much, much, MUCH more of the same because then they know you're easy prey.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Yes it's true the bigger kid could have gotten into serious trouble here but as av7 said, that's true of any activity. I'm not going to criticize a kid being bullied standing up for himself. Honestly if more kids were to show they were going to defend themselves then bullies would be minimized.

When I was in junior high and high school I was very small. I didn't get picked on much but there were a few times kids much bigger than me did pick on me. Usually I followed my mom's advice and just let it slide right off my back, by laughing it off and not showing that it bothered me. By doing that they would 99.99% of the time leave me alone. If they didn't then I would defend myself physically if needed. And the few times I was hit on then I hit back with everything I had. I didn't care, and still don't care, if someone is twice my size, I will try to defend myself. I think those two reasons are why I wasn't picked on more in school despite being small in size and academically gifted, usually two big reasons kids do get bullied.

I just knew then that I'd be damned if I was going to let anyone hit me without hitting them back. Yes violence is NOT the answer and should be avoided but sometimes in life you simply cannot avoid it. Sometimes there isn't a teacher or an adult there who can help you out. BTW - you know what else is not the answer? Letting someone whup your butt while you do nothing. Doing that just is going to invite much, much, MUCH more of the same because then they know you're easy prey.

Yep. I would have gotten a butt whoopin when I got home if I let somebody beat me up and I didn't hit them back. Sometimes you gotta make a stand.

[areobee401]

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Church

ODogg just ended this debate. Now back to making fun of the skinny little kid. Some of you take the fun out of everything.

[Scottdau]

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Church

ODogg just ended this debate. Now back to making fun of the skinny little kid. Some of you take the fun out of everything.

I guess it is called being an adult. . Any way good points Dog and Game. I notice a lot of my students told me they would get their butt whipped at home if they didn't fight back. This was really hard when I am trying to convince them to not fightback.

[areobee401]

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Color me immature

[Holic]

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Yep. I would have gotten a butt whoopin when I got home if I let somebody beat me up and I didn't hit them back. Sometimes you gotta make a stand.

Right on man. My father always said, "Son don't start a fight, but if someone starts one with you. You make sure YOU finish it. Otherwise you're going to get it when you get home"

This was back in the 80's but it worked for me. I never got into trouble at home for getting suspended off the bus or school. My son is now 7 and I told him the same exact thing when he started school. I would rather him fight back at school, than to get bullied time after time.

The advice to just take it and walk away is bad in my opinion. That does nothing for the kid getting picked on but hurt him even more in the long run. It's crazy how many suicides there are now for kids who have been bullied for years and do nothing but take it all in. Again this is all my opinion, everyone has their own way of parenting.

[Scottdau]

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Right on man. My father always said, "Son don't start a fight, but if someone starts one with you. You make sure YOU finish it. Otherwise you're going to get it when you get home"

This was back in the 80's but it worked for me. I never got into trouble at home for getting suspended off the bus or school. My son is now 7 and I told him the same exact thing when he started school. I would rather him fight back at school, than to get bullied time after time.

The advice to just take it and walk away is bad in my opinion. That does nothing for the kid getting picked on but hurt him even more in the long run. It's crazy how many suicides there are now for kids who have been bullied for years and do nothing but take it all in. Again this is all my opinion, everyone has their own way of parenting.

I only disagree with this for one reason. You are teaching the kid the way to deal with violence is violence. I agree being bullying is not good either, but there are other ways to deal with these problems.

[55]

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If I was the principal, he would be getting a push.

[Holic]

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I only disagree with this for one reason. You are teaching the kid the way to deal with violence is violence. I agree being bullying is not good either, but there are other ways to deal with these problems.

Such as?? Just keep getting bullied?? Be a little snitch that makes it even worse the next time?? Change schools?? Run from the problem?? Yeah that'll really teach the kid that's getting bullied.

I'd rather my son just whoop his *** and be done with it. He son knows that violence is wrong and not the answer to any problems but he also knows not to let someone beat the crap out of him.

[Scottdau]

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Different culture I guess. We were raised different and nothing wrong with that.

[DickDalewood]

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I only disagree with this for one reason. You are teaching the kid the way to deal with violence is violence. I agree being bullying is not good either, but there are other ways to deal with these problems.

I just don't agree with you on this one Scott. The kid stood there and took and, and DID try to handle it the "right way". When that didn't work, he took care of the problem they way any of us would have when pushed too far. It's very easy to say "just walk away" when watching from the outside, but who even knows if this was the first time this kid had been picked on? IMO, he handled it exactly as he should have, and that little **** got what he had coming.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Bullies who simply used words and taunting, I ended up just ignoring them or joking around with them. Once you take the sting away from what they're saying or show them you don't care, they would pick on somebody else. At least that was my experience, though I never really ran into much bullies, much less any that wanted to confront me physically because that is another story. Once kids figure out they can get away with something they're going to keep doing it until you set em straight. And that kid was set straight.

[Scottdau]

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I just don't agree with you on this one Scott. The kid stood there and took and, and DID try to handle it the "right way". When that didn't work, he took care of the problem they way any of us would have when pushed too far. It's very easy to say "just walk away" when watching from the outside, but who even knows if this was the first time this kid had been picked on? IMO, he handled it exactly as he should have, and that little **** got what he had coming.

Lol, I am not saying he didn't do the right thing, what I am saying he did not need to body slam a little kid on the concrete. All he had to do was punch or tackle the kid and it would have been over. That is all I am saying. Some times you have fight, I agree with that believe it or not. But at the same time I have to be held accountable too if I hurt someone real bad.

[Beantown]

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The whole - "be the bigger man and walk away" thing doesn't work these days. It will continue, and the kid will continue to internalize everything and something worse will happen. Suicide, mental breakdown, or the kid snapping and hurting a lot more than just the bully.

Also, the idea that maybe he should've only punched him wouldn't have worked either. You take one swing and, unless you knock the kid out for an extended period of time, he gets back up and is pissed off, and then the next time he sees you he AND his friends are going to find something to do. To get a bully to stop a physical confrontation in the future, you need to show him that continuing to taunt you will end in pain for him. The bodyslam worked perfectly - I promise you not a single person, that kid or his friends or anyone else at that school that thinks it's cool, will bully that kid again.

Bravo, kid. I hope I would've done the same thing and I hope any son of my mine would do the same thing if he was bullied constantly.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Lol, I am not saying he didn't do the right thing, what I am saying he did not need to body slam a little kid on the concrete. All he had to do was punch or tackle the kid and it would have been over. That is all I am saying. Some times you have fight, I agree with that believe it or not. But at the same time I have to be held accountable too if I hurt someone real bad.

I agree with your sentiments, even though I personally don't think his actions were too over-the-top for the situation. However, these are children and to ask a child to be able to restrain himself in a situation like that is probably next to impossible. There are some adults who can't even do that.