Belkira the Tulip wrote:
Deathwysh wrote:
I'm also going to agree (in spirit, in not degree) with Virus. The best way to rid yourself of a bully is to stand up for yourself. You don't necessarily have to leave anyone unconscious and bleeding (although it does kinda help).
Stand up for yourself, sure. I guess. But that's
sooo much harder to do when you're 15 years old and in high school. Actually attacking the bully would be a bad idea, I think. I'm pretty sure that could only make things worse. If you humiliate or hurt them in any way, that's just going to make them hate you more and pick on you more.
Like Turner said, only if you're on the losing side. Just make sure you're not. I've been on both sides, losing and winning, in two cases of being bullied in school. The first time I had no chance in hell, the new girl at a rough school, no bully laws at the time, and I got jumped by 12 girls. Fortunately a teacher was nearby.
Second time it was one on one and very early on in high school where everyone was trying to figure out their place on the totem pole. One girl in particular started really pushing the boundaries in bullying some friends. We went toe to toe one morning before school started and she threw the fist punch. I finished it. She left myself and my friends alone from that day on.
There is a time and place for physical self defense. I dont condone it as an answer for everything. But certain times calls for it. The only rule to live by is to never throw the first punch, but to always throw the last.
As per the school, yes they're responsible. Some staff knew what was going on and through their negligence and silence, a girl suffered repeatedly and died as a result. The students are fully responsible and should be tried as they are. They should also be expelled.