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Teens Take Bullying Concerns To Statehouse

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BOSTON -- Bullying at school has been so painful for some youngsters that they took their concerns to the Statehouse Thursday.

NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that three Everett, Mass., teenagers, now high school students, had the full attention of the legislators as they told their stories of the kind of abuse they suffered at the hands of bullies.

"They threw paper at me, hurt me, punched me and did a lot of stuff to bring me down," student Jerry Lopez said.

"One day a girl pulled my hair, and hit my head against a pole. Ever since that day, I always thought: Why?" student Eduara DaRosa said.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT
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BOSTON -- Bullying at school has been so painful for some youngsters that they took their concerns to the Statehouse Thursday.

NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that three Everett, Mass., teenagers, now high school students, had the full attention of the legislators as they told their stories of the kind of abuse they suffered at the hands of bullies.

"They threw paper at me, hurt me, punched me and did a lot of stuff to bring me down," student Jerry Lopez said.

"One day a girl pulled my hair, and hit my head against a pole. Ever since that day, I always thought: Why?" student Eduara DaRosa said.
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Perhaps it's because you have a sucky name? 😵
 
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Originally posted by: IGBT
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BOSTON -- Bullying at school has been so painful for some youngsters that they took their concerns to the Statehouse Thursday.

NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that three Everett, Mass., teenagers, now high school students, had the full attention of the legislators as they told their stories of the kind of abuse they suffered at the hands of bullies.

"They threw paper at me, hurt me, punched me and did a lot of stuff to bring me down," student Jerry Lopez said.

"One day a girl pulled my hair, and hit my head against a pole. Ever since that day, I always thought: Why?" student Eduara DaRosa said.
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Perhaps it's because you have a sucky name? 😵
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I'm telling!
 
Originally posted by: venk
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Originally posted by: IGBT
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BOSTON -- Bullying at school has been so painful for some youngsters that they took their concerns to the Statehouse Thursday.

NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that three Everett, Mass., teenagers, now high school students, had the full attention of the legislators as they told their stories of the kind of abuse they suffered at the hands of bullies.

"They threw paper at me, hurt me, punched me and did a lot of stuff to bring me down," student Jerry Lopez said.

"One day a girl pulled my hair, and hit my head against a pole. Ever since that day, I always thought: Why?" student Eduara DaRosa said.
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Perhaps it's because you have a sucky name? 😵
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I'm telling!
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That's it, it's swirlie time now.
 
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
 
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
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Yeah, but most ATOT threads are written by the losers.
 
ehhh .... When you get revenge against the bullies you wind up getting in trouble.

They throw crap at you and annoy the hell out of you and won't leave you alone, you knock them down and punch them in the back, they have to go to the hospital, you get a detention. That's what happened to me in 5th grade. If the dumbass just let me the fvck alone in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to injure him, and there would have been no trouble for me.

I actually think this is a good thing here, either that or stop punishing people for vigilante justice...
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
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Yeah, but most ATOT threads are written by the losers.
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This is more true than the losers realize.

Real life has no tolerance for wimpy, whiney people. The people at the top got there by stepping on the backs of others.

If a bully bigger than you is pushing you around you need to get a bigger stick and swing it harder. It is better to win the fight and do some time than to be pummeled by the big kid all your life.


 
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
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Yeah, but most ATOT threads are written by the losers.
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This is more true than the losers realize.

Real life has no tolerance for wimpy, whiney people. The people at the top got there by stepping on the backs of others.

If a bully bigger than you is pushing you around you need to get a bigger stick and swing it harder. It is better to win the fight and do some time than to be pummeled by the big kid all your life.
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Plus, most bullies don't like victims that fight back. You might get your ass kicked if you hit the school bully back when he picks on you, but chances are, if he knows you aren't afraid to get that ass-whuppin', he will move on to easier prey.
 
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
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You know, I'd say you're on to something if I wasn't so sure you were a giant dick to kids who were smaller than you in school.
 
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Bullying has been around since the mankinds' beginnings. These little suckass wimps need to grow some hair and start hitting back. The only proper reaction to violence is more violence. He who draws the most blood wins.

History is written by winners, not whiners.
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Yeah, but most ATOT threads are written by the losers.
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This is more true than the losers realize.

Real life has no tolerance for wimpy, whiney people. The people at the top got there by stepping on the backs of others.

If a bully bigger than you is pushing you around you need to get a bigger stick and swing it harder. It is better to win the fight and do some time than to be pummeled by the big kid all your life.
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Wow...how noble.
 
Better they go to court than put a bullet in their heads. Though if they do that, they should do it so that they don't get caught.
 
I used to take crap from some people in HS. It just happens...I'm a very easygoing guy so I just mostly ignore stuff and it doesn't bother me.

However...this one guy went too far once, I grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into a brick wall. Held on tight for a while to see if he would try anything...just gave him a hard stare, didn't say anything and then walked off. The look on his face was priceless and he never even talked to me again. Problem solved.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
At a lot of schools, if someone attacks you, whether you fight back or not you both get in trouble, so you might as well kick his ass!
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It has nothing to do with getting in trouble, if you're afraid of getting in trouble you're going to be a pansy for all eternity. It has to do with what happens in the future. Eat a sh!t sandwich once and you'll get a steady diet of them forever. Fight back once and you'll have to fight a lot less often. It's better in the long run to get your ass kicked than it is to back down. Running away from trouble is a hard habit to break.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT
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BOSTON -- Bullying at school has been so painful for some youngsters that they took their concerns to the Statehouse Thursday.

NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that three Everett, Mass., teenagers, now high school students, had the full attention of the legislators as they told their stories of the kind of abuse they suffered at the hands of bullies.

"They threw paper at me, hurt me, punched me and did a lot of stuff to bring me down," student Jerry Lopez said.

"One day a girl pulled my hair, and hit my head against a pole. Ever since that day, I always thought: Why?" student Eduara DaRosa said.
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I was expecting name-calling to be on the list..JLo or something.. 😛
 
personally i think thats going overboard. but some better rules should be in place.

I was one of the smaller guys in school. i got picked on. so my dad enrolled me in hap-ki-do and enjoyed wrestling.
around the 9th grade i figured if im going to get in trouble even when im getting bullied i might as well get in trouble for fighting back. so thats what i did. while i got my rear end kicked a lot i held my own. Most would stop after a fight or two. thankfully with hap-ki-do and wrestling i knew enough to at least hurt someone a little heh.

but state involvement on this is just nuts.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
At a lot of schools, if someone attacks you, whether you fight back or not you both get in trouble, so you might as well kick his ass!
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It has nothing to do with getting in trouble, if you're afraid of getting in trouble you're going to be a pansy for all eternity. It has to do with what happens in the future. Eat a sh!t sandwich once and you'll get a steady diet of them forever. Fight back once and you'll have to fight a lot less often. It's better in the long run to get your ass kicked than it is to back down. Running away from trouble is a hard habit to break.
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Well, sure, but each person has a different situation. Without knowing what kind of home life these kids have, it's hard to really say what they should do.

Also, I'm sure in the future if/when you have a child of your own, your thoughts on this will change a lot. It's rather easy to be ignorant and forget what others may be going through and just how hard it can be to deal with it, or hell, even care enough to deal with it.

If the parents aren't giving the support they need to stand up for themselves, then they need help, nothing else.
 
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