A bullying fine?

[Bengalzona]

(05-13-2016, 06:44 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Is crying to an adult the answer?  You are basically telling the bully that you are too weak to stop it.  How is that not fueling more bullying?  

Yes. I would say in most cases that crying to an adult is the best answer. Bullies become bullies because the people they terrorize are too weak physically and/or emotionally to stop them. It is not a weakness to admit that you are in a situation that you are too weak to stop. In fact, accepting and acknowledging that is known as wisdom. As is seeking help. Is this not what drives millions of Christians to their knees in prayer everyday? 

If your point is that being exposed to a bully (which is almost guaranteed for everyone) can help a person grow in some ways, I can agree. However, being subjected to daily or even periodic bullying with no hope or expectation of help or assistance is something different: It is a form of personal terrorism. And it is unacceptable. Nothing positive comes from that and, ultimately the only fruit it begets is more bullying from the former victim.