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Topic	This is 2017: Should You Fight Back Bullies Physically?
Zeus 08/24/17 4:07:30 AM #8:	streamofthesky posted... Zeus posted... No, the best method for minimizing damage is to call for help and to run. Like you said, this is about consistent bullying. Running away from a fight will just make your life worse from then on as the bully's emboldened and new bullies enticed to join in tormenting you. Bullies are cowards. They prey on apparent weakness. If you fight back fiercely and hurt one of them, he's going to look for someone easier to pick on. I ended up fighting bullies several times in school after putting up w/ them for months or even years and hoping it'd get better. Every single time, fighting back instantly made things better. Maybe it depends on the bully. Not all of them are from broken homes and beaten like you seem to think. Some are pampered little shits used to getting what they want and lording over other kids. And in the case of consistent bullying, the best thing you can do is inform on them to a teacher. Trying to fight certainly isn't going to help. They can almost always give a lot harder than you can and, even if they can't, they'll get some of their boys to jump you as well. If they want to beat you up, they're going to do it and you're going to get hurt a LOT harder than them unless you take things too far and end up in serious trouble. As for bullies being cowards, that's a stupid cliche. If somebody is used to fighting, they're not going to magically back down the second you show a spine. If they're willing to break rules to use violence, they're willing to up the stakes. However, if they are cowardly, getting them in trouble clearly works. If they're not cowardly, getting them in trouble will generally work as well -- since they'll eventually wind up suspended or expelled. While everybody wants to fight because it's a more personally gratifying solution, it's the stupidest option. The potential for harm greatly outweighs any good. There's more than one way to stop being a victim of opportunity and you should opt for the ways which minimize harm to yourself. I don't know about you -- maybe you're fucking Bruce Lee or some shit -- but I've never walked completely unharmed out of a fight. And unless your solution is to sneak up on a guy and bash his skull in with a brick when he's not looking, odds are you're going to get hurt when attempting your self-help. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:885349819] in This is 20... [t:75702904]...</cite> <quote><cite>streamofthesky posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>No, the best method for minimizing damage is to call for help and to run.</quote> Like you said, this is about consistent bullying. Running away from a fight will just make your life worse from then on as the bully's emboldened and new bullies enticed to join in tormenting you. Bullies are cowards. They prey on apparent weakness. If you fight back fiercely and hurt one of them, he's going to look for someone easier to pick on. I ended up fighting bullies several times in school after putting up w/ them for months or even years and hoping it'd get better. Every single time, fighting back instantly made things better. Maybe it depends on the bully. Not all of them are from broken homes and beaten like you seem to think. Some are pampered little shits used to getting what they want and lording over other kids.</quote> And in the case of consistent bullying, the best thing you can do is inform on them to a teacher. Trying to fight certainly isn't going to help. They can almost always give a lot harder than you can and, even if they can't, they'll get some of their boys to jump you as well. If they want to beat you up, they're going to do it and you're going to get hurt a LOT harder than them unless you take things too far and end up in serious trouble. As for bullies being cowards, that's a stupid cliche. If somebody is used to fighting, they're not going to magically back down the second you show a spine. If they're willing to break rules to use violence, they're willing to up the stakes. However, if they are cowardly, getting them in trouble clearly works. If they're not cowardly, getting them in trouble will generally work as well -- since they'll eventually wind up suspended or expelled. While everybody wants to fight because it's a more personally gratifying solution, it's the stupidest option. The potential for harm greatly outweighs any good. There's more than one way to stop being a victim of opportunity and you should opt for the ways which minimize harm to yourself. I don't know about you -- maybe you're fucking Bruce Lee or some shit -- but I've never walked completely unharmed out of a fight. And unless your solution is to sneak up on a guy and bash his skull in with a brick when he's not looking, odds are you're going to get hurt when attempting your self-help. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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