Bullying.

When I said soon, I meant soon.

Now, bullying... it seems everyone and their mother has an opinion on how to stop bullying, myself included! When I hear, read, or see peoples suggestions in action... sometimes all I can do is shake my head other times I totally agree. People want to make laws (http://www.njbullying.org/legalissues.htm), blame teachers (http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=372587), or blame parents (http://parenting.families.com/blog/are-parents-to-blame-for-school-bullying). Now sometimes I may agree... sometimes I don't. I don't see a point to "anti-bullying" laws. The ONLY reason they seem needed is because victims of bullies are forced to be in continued contact with the bullies. As for teachers... yes I do feel sometimes they do nothing, but at the same time they have no other options. Parents will come in complaining that their child is being accused of being a bully when they are total angels and would never bully anyone! The teacher may get in trouble. I feel the biggest reason for bullies is the parents. Research pretty much shows that bullying is done mainly by children who have parents who are abusive (physically, emotionally, sexually). Yet, with the current schooling setup... bullies will be unavoidable as it isn't easy to kick them out nor is it easy to switch classes or schools (especially for elementary aged children). So my answer is simply... self-defense. If my kid ever went to school (it's their choice) they'd likely fight back with a bully... there is a problem with this though.

Schools punish students for fighting back. Here is an example, watch this video:

Now let us assume that the skinny kid is an actual bully and isn't retaliating to past bullying... I am pretty sure the skinny kid was the bully and the fat kid was defending himself. If I am wrong let me know... anyway... it would be good to note that BOTH boys got suspended. What the fuck is that shit??? Seriously the school can't even pretend "der we don't know who started the fight" It is on camera! This is one of the biggest issues with bullying... children get PUNISHED for DEFENDING themselves.

Here is a great rant on this situation:

Another story (no videos sorry).

My little cousins friend was getting bullied and spit on by some kid in school. My little cousin (fed up with the treatment of his friend) decided to fight back. The bully spit on his friend and my little cousin gave him a nice right hook. The bully ran away crying straight to the principle. This bully had a reputation for trouble and yet my cousin got suspended (freedom for him in reality haha) and the bully got let off. A teacher even claimed to see all that happened. That makes completely no sense.

So anyway... I think the bullying issue will never be resolved unless they stop punishing self-defense.

Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeks! Martial Arts help too!