10-04-2017, 12:03 PM
(10-04-2017, 11:55 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Asking kids to handle bullies themselves is unfair because as adults we are allowed to carry guns and knives and use lethal force against people who threaten us. Kids have it rough. I realize this sounds like me making a joke, but the only two times I was a teenager and I was in the wrong place at the wrong time I was sneak attacked by a group of soon-to-be-career criminals who threatened me when I wanted nothing more than to just walk away.
Both times if I would have been an adult and shot at them a jury would have given me a pass. I don't know why we expect kids to handle stuff for themselves. Maybe I'm an odd case, but my favorite thing about being an adult is that I'm not forced to deal with people I don't want to deal with. During school you're stuck with these people. You can't just tell them to piss off and then walk out the door.
Bullying today is far more mental than it is physical. The internet really has made being a kid today difficult because you can not escape bullies. I struggle at times because I feel like kids in general need to learn to deal with (ignore) people who are "mean", but at the same time being attacked relentlessly day in and day out 24/7 can mentally break even the toughest of people. Not sure what the answer is, but the idea of confronting your bully like back in the day is tough now when it can be an anonymous person online tormenting you.
