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0 pointsPsyonic15y ago0 comments

Your advice at the end there doesn't always work. Sometimes hitting back just makes them escalate the violence.

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I have never seen anybody hitting back for real where it didn't work.

I have. I got beaten up, and once the bully had demonstrated his ability to beat me up at will, things got worse.

It is worth noting that one cause of bullying is a way for the bully to feel better about himself. In my case said bully had failed 2 grades, and so chose to pick on a smart kid who was not popular to make himself feel better.

loewenskind15y ago

Too bad you weren't able to use your superior intelligence to learn BJJ (there was no way to know which martial arts worked when I was growing up). If he got you down and suddenly his arm was broken and he didn't even see how it happened I bet he would have left you alone.

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