United states is f**d up

I think the bullying in this story was a bit more exaggerated than it would have been in real life; most movies do that to actually have a good plot.

This kind of things doesn't happen that much. When it does, it gets on the news. Columbine etc.

I can speak for myself, who was born in and went to
school here in the US.
I was bullied to a degree, but most of it was from my peers.
like someone getting on to me about something I was wearing,
or my car, or because I was overweight, but If they were
a friend of mine, they would have gotten it right back,
all in fun.

but to what happens in this movie, and I have seen in many,
many other teen movies over the years, I
didnt see it. If it was there, It didn't happen to me, nor
did anybody that I know of either happen to them, nor
did they bully.
such as, there were teachers all the place, and
if somebody had thrown food across the lunchroom like
in this movie, they would have gotten detention instantly.

one thing I can say, if, IF I were treated like this,
and no one did anything over time, I would have retaliated,
most likely with a sucker punch to another kids face.
most of the time, when you stand up for yourself, a bully
goes for another, easier target.





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When I was in my early teens, this kind of bullying was a common occurrence for me.

I remember walking home from school when a group of three kids pushed me to the ground and started kicking me. One of them grabbed a stick and starting hitting me across the back. After a few whacks, he then took the sharper end of the stick and attempted to stab me with it. It barely broke the skin but it still hurt.

Luckily, A women came to my rescue and got them to stop. This wasn't the only time they bullied me, but was probably one of the worst experiences from it. I finally fought back though, and that is when it stopped. I finally got taller than them and one day just used my fists.

While I may have dreaded the walk to and from school, I never considered harming anyone beyond a fist fight. When I hit middle school, one of the three boys I mentioned above attacked me in the hallway at school. He took his pen and stabbed me in the side of my abdomen. I thought it was interesting that because I fought back and he felt embarrassed by it, that it warranted stabbing me with his pen.

So to answer your question, yes bullying can escalate like this but I can only tell you about my experience with it. At the end of the day, there is absolutely no excuse to do what the bullied kids did in this movie. Everything changes after High School.....

Yes we are, and if I can please have your name and country of origin, I'll have the NSA discuss it with you.

The problem is that the kids in these schools are not taught how to properly handle bullies. My grandfather told a story of when his group of friends was being bullied in high school by another group. They did not cry, write blogs, become emo, threaten to sue, etc. They trained in fighting every day and challenged the other group to a 1v1 best fighter fight. My grandfather's fighter won and the bullying stopped.

I had a bully in grade school. Despite everyone telling me that "violence solves nothing" my parents told me straight up to beat that kid up as badly as I could. I did and nobody ever messed with me again.

These days if someone is bullied on facebook they jump off bridges. I hate to say it but it is just as well. If the person cannot handle name calling on the internet then it is best they off themselves sooner rather than later.

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