LogFAQs > #885348563

Here's the story.

In the last family gathering, some cousins talk about bullying.
Not some sissy bullying like online shitposting, but real physical bullying, like shoving the victim, taking taking money, throwing away their bags, etc etc.

Personally, I fought back.
I met bullies in junior and high school, and I always fight back. And it works for me. Even against someone who claimed to be "badass-est gangster", or whatever the fuck he said he is, it still works. He threatened me for money, I fought him. The next day, he brought his friend and shit-talked me, so I fought them. And again. And again. After the 4th fight (around 2 months period), he stopped coming. I came to his class and said, "hey gangster, I'm right here. C'mon". He just mumbled something, and ignored me. So did his friends. So I left his class, and he never talked to me again.

It hurt. I got fractured ribs, torn lips, & broken nose. I cried while fighting. I bit. I threw dust to the eyes. I clawed with nails. I got suspended. I went "everything goes" when I fought. People call me names. They mocked how dirty I fought.

And guess what? After a couple of months... it didn't matter. People forget everything and I have friends again.
Don't get me wrong, fighting hurts. It sucked. But it works.
But now I got older, I started to doubt whether I took the "correct way" to handle bully.
Is it right to advice victims of bullying to fight back (physically), especially in this day & age?
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