Should Bullies Be Punished More Severely to Stop Victims Being Provoked to Take Violent Means of Retaliation?

Question

I am not referring directly to what has happened in VT but about the consequences of such. Im looking at this as a social programme that could be introduced not at the VT shooter as an individual

Answer 1

know your children ; it starts there; ignore it and it continues; just stand around and observe a bus stop , playground , or a kiddie party; it is up to the parent to nip it in the bud when young to correct this behavior and have zero tolerance for your child being one

Answer 2

Are you assuming that people commit mass murder because they were bullied? Don't believe that. Seung Cho was psychotic; he had a brain chemistry problem, which is not caused by negative life experiences. Nobody did it to him.
However, bullying is a problem and, if not addressed by authorities, can lead to violence.
It seems strange to me that schools do not permit students to defend themselves when attacked. I know one boy who was suspended because he blocked the punch that a bully was trying to hit him with. The bully was expelled, yet the boy who blocked a punch was also considered in the wrong. He was supposed to let himself get hit. As far as I'm concerned, he did the right thing. He protected himself but didn't retaliate.
On the other hand I know another boy in a different school, who handles bullies well. He knows Tae Kwon Do. When attacked, he "drops" (throws down) the bully and then tells a teacher. He doesn't punch or kick or get upset, he doesn't need to.

Answer 3

Children become bullies because of their own hatre toward something/somebody. Bad parenting could very well be the cause of it. Teaching those parents how to raise a decent child might be the first step. Bullies don't know that they are full of hate, so punishment might do more damage to both bullies and victims. I do not tolerate bullies.

Answer 4

When I was in school, violence was discouraged. But if a target of bullying got enough and fought back, the school didn't punish him/her for defending themselves.

As a result, bullies usually got taught the only lesson they understand--getting the cr*p beat out of them--BEFORE it ever escalated to serious violence.

Now, the victims get punished--and our schools are consequently fulll of bullies. But what do you expect--whith half the teachers trying to figure out how to have sex with students without getting caught, a third of students graduating without being able to read, and fake "tests" foisted off on parentsto con them into thinking the schools are doing their jobs?

Answer 5

Not everyone who was bullied retaliates with violence. However, there should be 0 tolerance for bullying in all school systems. Sensitivity training should begin in Preschool.

Answer 6

The bloated bureacracy in schools is against this. We must be seeeeensitive to the bullys. We must understaaaand them. They introduce retarted programs that are inneffective at stopping bullying. Bullys must be seriously yelled at face to face, by a male, and given detention where they must sit in silence with their thoughts. Thats it. No stupid program can match that.

Answer 7

When bullying becomes harassment, or when bullies threaten physical harm they should be stopped. However victims much request a restraining order.

Answer 8

At what point does punishment become bullying when dealing with an alleged bully ? Telling lies to get an alleged bully punished is an art form among real bullies...

Answer 9

the bullies arent the ones to blame for these massacres that happen. a lot of people are bullied its only the mentally unstable that go nuts like this. bullying isnt an excuse for mass murder.