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mk · 4460 days ago · link · · parent · post: Bullying Needs a Name Change: Try torture, psychological blackmail, first-degree self-confidence killing...
I agree with every point, however, I am pretty sure life was brutal for plenty of kids in the 50's too. There does need to be more focus upon the perpetrators. Bullying is usually initiated by damaged kids, passing it along by lashing out. A number of kids go along with it, or ignore it out of pressure and fear; however the root is usually a couple of kids that need help.
thenewgreen · 4460 days ago · link ·
the root is usually a couple of kids that need help.
I would agree with this. Take care of those couple of kids and their minions will likely fall back in line. I wonder though, when a bully is taken out of the system, does it leave a power vacuum? Is it inevitable that someone will try to be king of that hill?