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ai123 posted...

Trouble is that people like this father see themselves as some kind of action hero. All he has to do is threaten and (apparently) get physical with some kids, and his child will never be bullied again, thanks to his intimidating heroics and awesome tough guy parenting.

Reality is that the kids think he's an overbearing douchebag who likes to throw his weight around with minors. The school considers him a threat. The police arrest him as a criminal. The bully's father would probably like to have a word with him. And most unfortunate of all, he's probably made things worse for his daughter, who is now the child of that psycho dad who like to act tough and bully schoolkids.

Or maybe, dad is fed up with the school's unwillingness to do anything. Maybe dad has brought up the issue before and nothing was done, as is always the case. If a teacher won't do anything about kids beating up other kids, and remember not everyone is capable of self defense, then other measures will hafta be taken.

But it seems you can't or won't put yourself in others shoes. We have imagination and empathy for a reason.