Did anyone see the video of the bullying on the Today Show this morning.A smaller boy was taunting and punching a bigger boy until the bigger one picked him up and slammed him against the concrete.It was great.Of course, a psycologist said this was the wrong way to deal with it.Both were suspended.I was glad the boy stood up for himself.It seems bullying is a real problem these days,but when I was in school,this is the way we did it.
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A Bully will pick on a indiviual who will not defend their self.
When that indiviual starts to defend their self, the bully looks for someone else to bully.
When that indiviual starts to defend their self, the bully looks for someone else to bully.
scooter123
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That bigger kid was darned lucky he didn't break the neck of that little rat. However, I suspect that he'll no longer have any problems with being bullied. Word will get around that it's just not a good idea to push him too far.
I had issues with bullies when I was young. That stopped completely in the 9th grade when the class bully decided to push my buttons until I broke. Bad news for him was that I didn't break, I went off on him and didn't stop until a teacher intervened. Word got around that I was bug nuts crazy when I lost my temper and didn't fight "fair", so for the rest of my time in school people tended to treat me with a bit of caution. Fortunately this was at a time where the only consequence of a fight was a requirement to "shake and make peace", so no suspension or any other lasting effects. Odd thing is that after the fight that bully and I actually became somewhat friendly.
I had issues with bullies when I was young. That stopped completely in the 9th grade when the class bully decided to push my buttons until I broke. Bad news for him was that I didn't break, I went off on him and didn't stop until a teacher intervened. Word got around that I was bug nuts crazy when I lost my temper and didn't fight "fair", so for the rest of my time in school people tended to treat me with a bit of caution. Fortunately this was at a time where the only consequence of a fight was a requirement to "shake and make peace", so no suspension or any other lasting effects. Odd thing is that after the fight that bully and I actually became somewhat friendly.
sigp220.45
US Veteran
Here's the video for those who haven't seen it.
YouTube - bully gets slammed
I also think this kid won't have trouble with this particular bully anymore.
YouTube - bully gets slammed
I also think this kid won't have trouble with this particular bully anymore.
sipowicz
Member
Hey Iggy, there's a big difference between a bully and the class clown!
Wyatt Burp
Member
An Australian paper issued a correction about the little punk's mom. They now say she wants HER kid to apologize to the bigger kid he was bullying. I heard she was going to sue but this must be false since she admits her brat was wrong. And he suffered a broken ankle and they were both suspended for 4 days.
I love watching that punk wobbling around all over after the bodyslam. Notice he had bigger freinds backing him up.
I love watching that punk wobbling around all over after the bodyslam. Notice he had bigger freinds backing him up.
cowboy117
Member
I'm reading the book "In Broad Daylight" now;the book about Ken McElroy,who was finally killed in Skidmore,Mo.,in 1981.He bullied the northwest part of Mo.for years.Great book!This is the first book that i've read in years.
To see what happens to young bullies,watch "The Christmas Story!
To see what happens to young bullies,watch "The Christmas Story!
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sipowicz
Member
To see what happens to young bullies,watch "The Christmas Story!
I'd say Ralphie and the chubby Australian kid are in sync..
YouTube - A Christmas Story - Ralphie Beats Up Bully
ohiobuckeye
Member
Obviously, the little wannabe bully in the video was neither tough or very smart...
I was fortunate to be one the larger size kids while growing up, and never had but one bully problem in my younger years. A quick back handed flip to the gonads and walking him bent over, to the door with a hard grip on the back of his neck, nipped that in the bud. It never cured him...he just picked easier targets. I agree with Scooter123's approach to the problem...do whatever it takes to defeat your attacker. Who says you're supposed to fight "fair" when attacked...baloney!...Fight however necessary to avoid injury to yourself and win! Avoid any fight, if possible, but for those times it is unavoidable, someone once said "If you find yourself in a fair fight, it was poor planning"
I was fortunate to be one the larger size kids while growing up, and never had but one bully problem in my younger years. A quick back handed flip to the gonads and walking him bent over, to the door with a hard grip on the back of his neck, nipped that in the bud. It never cured him...he just picked easier targets. I agree with Scooter123's approach to the problem...do whatever it takes to defeat your attacker. Who says you're supposed to fight "fair" when attacked...baloney!...Fight however necessary to avoid injury to yourself and win! Avoid any fight, if possible, but for those times it is unavoidable, someone once said "If you find yourself in a fair fight, it was poor planning"
venomballistics
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one lesson missed in psychology is the fact that we, as well as all of nature are violent. Consider any small wild animal such as a rabbit. seems a peaceful calm creature ... right?
Just get your paws on that wild ball of fur and you've got a lesson on your hands.
the only thing different is that the bunny has mastered its violent nature .. we have not.
instead we tend to try to deny it as a part of us .. this only makes it a beast lurking in the depths to come up and bite us later.
the kid who body slammed the punk seems to be on the right track ... he has it, will use it as he must, and will hopefully leave it in the locker when its unnecessary.
Just get your paws on that wild ball of fur and you've got a lesson on your hands.
the only thing different is that the bunny has mastered its violent nature .. we have not.
instead we tend to try to deny it as a part of us .. this only makes it a beast lurking in the depths to come up and bite us later.
the kid who body slammed the punk seems to be on the right track ... he has it, will use it as he must, and will hopefully leave it in the locker when its unnecessary.
feralmerril
Absent Comrade
I was going to watch that video again and the host removed it. Said it was too violent. Somehow I started school a year before I should have. I was a very big kid but slow and one to two years younger than my classmates all the way through school. That was a bad mix and made me a target along with rough schools with mostly tough farm kids. I can relate to the big kid in the video. I can look at my old school year books and recall fights with a huge percentage of the guys. It wasnt always one on one either, I can recall fighting a few times with 3 or 4 at a time! Guess I wasnt that well liked or popular because I did develope a chip on my shoulder from it all for a few years. Not once did I ever complain about it at home either. Dad was probley the biggest, toughest guy in the area and I was convinced he wouldnt understand. I probley was wrong. I do think it formed me for my later years though as I feared no one since.
This is what happened to me. I was a little guy in school until my sophomore year. I played football and started weightlifting and grew to 5'9' and 200 pounds.
Up until then I was picked on the all time until one day I fought back. Had very few problems after that.
And some people wonder where the little man complex comes from.
Bullseye 2620
Member
My experience was the same. I put up with it from a bigger kid at camp one summer for three weeks. One afternoon, I'd had enough and went after him, war cry and all.
People formed a circle around us for a "fair fight" but that wasn't on my mind. This was the first time I can recall what "seeing red" means, and it ended with me sitting on his chest, doing a tattoo on face and head with both fists as hard and as fast as I could, and it taking three adult counselors to pull me off the guy. As soon as they let me go, I went after the kid again, and the look of stark terror on his face was worth the three previous weeks of torture.
I remember something Dick Nixon once said about negotiating with the Russians on strategic arms: "It helps if the other guy thinks you're a little bit nuts." Words to live by.
Bullseye
Badkarma 1
US Veteran
I've dealt with my fair share of these cowards in my life!
Bullies by there very nature feel the need to over power a weaker individual because maybe they get smacked around at home or see it in the popular video games or on TV shows.
It's funny how these punks operate, especially nowadays, usually they have a group to back them up for intimidation purposes and set about finding the single weakling for there enjoyment. But when said "weakling" turns with that snarling look on his/her face and hits them in the nose hard enough to knock him/her down and piles on top and pummels said bully with intent to destroy there tormentor it's just fanstastic! Suddenly the bully and his minions go away to find another "mark".
These days with all this "zero tolerance" policies and such PC "stuff" no wonder kids go off and have melt downs!
We are by our very nature a violent being who must keep that demon on a short leash, but every now and then it's necessary to let him out for a good thrashing just to let the others know that "I'm not taking this anymore!" it's how we keep our sanity. Dale
Bullies by there very nature feel the need to over power a weaker individual because maybe they get smacked around at home or see it in the popular video games or on TV shows.
It's funny how these punks operate, especially nowadays, usually they have a group to back them up for intimidation purposes and set about finding the single weakling for there enjoyment. But when said "weakling" turns with that snarling look on his/her face and hits them in the nose hard enough to knock him/her down and piles on top and pummels said bully with intent to destroy there tormentor it's just fanstastic! Suddenly the bully and his minions go away to find another "mark".
These days with all this "zero tolerance" policies and such PC "stuff" no wonder kids go off and have melt downs!
We are by our very nature a violent being who must keep that demon on a short leash, but every now and then it's necessary to let him out for a good thrashing just to let the others know that "I'm not taking this anymore!" it's how we keep our sanity. Dale
The Last Standing Knight
Member
From what I have seen, that only works on few occassions. I've seen this happen to bullies who got the **** beat out of them by their victims. In most instances, the bully went and got help from his friends (usually more than four or five) and "made an example".
I would go into how to correctly (not politically, mind you) handle a bully...but not on a family forum like this.
BTW, most of the bullies I dealt with in school were openly encouraged by their parents (who in many cases threatened harm to the teachers or principals) to do this.
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feralmerril
Absent Comrade
When I was in high school as part of our gym class we had wrestling. Neither we or our coach really knew what we were doing. The coach chose who we would wrestel. He matched me up with a nice kid I only knew by sight, we had nothing against each other. I badly broke the kids forearm in 4 places as I didnt know what I was doing. I even took him a box of candy in the hospital. A day later at school I guess his buddys didnt get the word. A bunch of guys were on the stage in the cafiteria, (Gym, cafetera and stage shows were all in the same area), one mouthed off to me for breaking his friends arm. Ya think yer pretty tough huh, come up here and take me on! I walked up and obliged him, knocked him for a loop. However, I was nicely set up! Other friends of his was lounging around. Soon as I knocked him down the lights went out! It was as black as the inside of a cows belly! He had one of his coherts shut the master light switch off! At least 5 to 8 guys jumped me all swinging! It was a cute idea, but they didnt figure on nobody knew who they were swinging on! I was able to slip out unscathed while they all were beating on each other thinking it was me! There were several black eyes and busted noses in the aftermath! I dont think it endeared me to anyone but the next semester the school got it`s first wrestling coach and offered it as a sport!
Hi:
My Daughter and Her Girlfriend were beginning to be the new "Victims"
of the neighborhood Bully as they walked home from Junior High School.
The Bully was new to the neighborhood and didn't know that my Daughter had five Brothers. The Bully changed into a really nice likable kid after one afternoon.
Jimmy
My Daughter and Her Girlfriend were beginning to be the new "Victims"
of the neighborhood Bully as they walked home from Junior High School.
The Bully was new to the neighborhood and didn't know that my Daughter had five Brothers. The Bully changed into a really nice likable kid after one afternoon.
Jimmy
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