There has been a fair amount of press concerning bullying lately.
It seems like a lot of people like to write off bullies as just a fact of growing up. Others want to delve into the fragile psyches of the bully to explain away their behaviour. The real reason why some people continue to bully is plain and simple: bullies know that the laws favor the aggressor. Bullies know that if they strike first, they have the advantage and the victim will (likely) be restrained from reacting.
This happens all the time.
Teachers or other authority figures, when trying to intervene, will restrain the victim along with the aggressor. Many of these people live in a ideological land where the victim should rise above it, don't repay offense with offense. In this system those who wish to encourage peace actually facilitate war. It doesn't take a lot to figure out why those who bully continue to do so.
I say bullocks to that. I will continue to teach my son that if anyone bullies him, he is required to defend himself.
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