A new hero for all bullied kids

[edyzmedieval]

Saw the video earlier, I found the thrashing a bit shocking but he kinda sort of deserved it.

The skinny kid has a dislocated knee but otherwise he's fine.

[Louis VI the Fat]

The skinny kid has a dislocated knee but otherwise he's fine.

Unless there's some backstory to all of this, I'd say the skinny bully looks just fine precisely because he's got a dislocated knee.

[Secura]

Saw this video doing the rounds on Facebook, and my first thought was "oh god, not another happy-slapping video", but then I saw the target of their abuse react and wow... to say that the retribution was deserved would be an understatement.

That's not to say that I condone violence, but having been through the 'diplomatic' process of dealing with bullies way back in high school (girls can be far worse than boys, trust me), I know that it isn't always the best approach and sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself without getting adults involved.

Unfortunately, it seems the school of the bullied child reacted in the worst possible manner and suspended him rather than the actual bully; this is exactly what happened to me too, principally because she had more marks on her than I had on me. ¬_¬

Unless there's some backstory to all of this, I'd say the skinny bully looks just fine precisely because he's got a dislocated knee.

The backstory is that the bullied kid had basically been picked on through the entire course of his high school life; he finally snapped during the filming of that video.

[Monk]

Youtube has been nuking a lot of videos of this incident and will probably continue to do so, so grab a look while you can!

Relevant to the conversation: http://vimeo.com/21021823

[Reenk Roink]

Unfortunately, it seems the school of the bullied child reacted in the worst possible manner and suspended him rather than the actual bully; this is exactly what happened to me too, principally because she had more marks on her than I had on me. ¬_¬

you were beating up kids in school? I guess that makes me unhardcore, I never got into a fight at school. I never hated on people and kids didn't hate on me. I did fight a lot playing hockey though, but that's a part of the game.

I can understand them having the bullied kid suspended, they have those rules where anyone who fights gets suspended. That being said, first of all, the scrawny kid clearly instigated, second, there was apparently a history of this, and thirdly, that big guy didn't even seem to want to fight. He controlled himself for quite a bit. They should at least hit that scrawny kid with a harder suspension.

From what I've seen from his fb,he seems like a total jerk too. Can't post them here, but the guy is hoping girls get raped and dresses like a complete imbecile.

[Centurion1]

ah it did my heart good. i was never bullied (too big) but i saw it happen and it always bothers me. i dont like when, for lack of a better word, odd kids are bothered for no reason. I've been in a couple of fights and almost always under those layers of fat theres alot more strength, especially at that age.

[Secura]

you were beating up kids in school? I guess that makes me unhardcore, I never got into a fight at school. I never hated on people and kids didn't hate on me. I did fight a lot playing hockey though, but that's a part of the game.

I wasn't at first, "I'm a lover, not a fighter" and all that; I tried all the more diplomatic means of dealing with bullies, everything from just giving them what they wanted to getting teaching staff involved, and it never amounted to anything because the girls would just go back to their routine once the 'heat' had settled down.

Eventually, I grew tired of the constant harassment and snapped... badly. I was suspended for three days, but honestly, it was worth it; I think it did wonders for both my self-respect and the respect I got from others, including my tormentors. They didn't hassle me again, that much can be said.

I don't advocate violence but sometimes there's no alternative; I wasn't going to go on in a living hell, so I dealt with it. :3

[caravel]

I bet that felt good for chubby lad - good for him. Nice to see the skinny little git get his just deserts...

[A Nerd]

Bullies smell! All of them compensate for low self-asteem by picking on someone whom they perceive as weaker.

[TinCow]

I wasn't at first, "I'm a lover, not a fighter" and all that; I tried all the more diplomatic means of dealing with bullies, everything from just giving them what they wanted to getting teaching staff involved, and it never amounted to anything because the girls would just go back to their routine once the 'heat' had settled down.

Eventually, I grew tired of the constant harassment and snapped... badly. I was suspended for three days, but honestly, it was worth it; I think it did wonders for both my self-respect and the respect I got from others, including my tormentors. They didn't hassle me again, that much can be said.

I don't advocate violence but sometimes there's no alternative; I wasn't going to go on in a living hell, so I dealt with it. :3

Something similar happened to me. There was an older kid who used to pick on me on the bus pretty regularly when I was in about 4th-5th grade. One day I just snapped and started kicking him in the face when he came at me, using the seats as leverage to get some good momentum. He wasn't hurt too badly and no one got in trouble, but he stopped picking on me after that and I gained a lot of self esteem from the incident. When I told my mother, she was actually proud of me.

[Veho Nex]

Unfortunately, it seems the school of the bullied child reacted in the worst possible manner and suspended him rather than the actual bully; this is exactly what happened to me too, principally because she had more marks on her than I had on me.

That happened to me a lot in middle school. Being the tallest and by far strongest kid in my class a lot of the skinnier weaker ones would pick fights with me to prove something. I still hold the record for longest time spent on suspension without expulsion, just because the principal walked by when i was being picked on once.

One time i got 3 weeks in-house because i got into a scrap with a bunch of 6th graders. 3 of them had bloody noses and i threw one into the lockers. They all got 2 day suspensions. Kind of a load of BS if you ask me.

More often than not its the little kids who are the bullies, but that doesnt show in movies about school yard life. They always show the bigger kids as the harasser instead of the harassed.

[Rhyfelwyr]

More often than not its the little kids who are the bullies, but that doesnt show in movies about school yard life. They always show the bigger kids as the harasser instead of the harassed.

True. The only person to ever try to bully me was one of the popular kids that got upset when I was showing him up at football (soccer). He must have been about 5'5", so he suffered from "wee man syndrome" as we call it.

He wasn't really bullying me he just kept trying to hack me, so I just hacked him back, wasn't difficult when he was so small. In the end it worked out pretty well for me, after a football tournament all the little kids kept coming up to me and telling me how amazing at football I was.

It was pretty funny because how good you are at football is pretty much tied to how popular you are. That's why I think the 'bully' didn't like me making him look bad, he had always been one of the most popular ones and I wasn't really unpopular/geeky/whatever, more living in my own little world lol.

In the end we forgot about it pretty well and I got on fine with him, I don't hold grudges.

[Veho Nex]

Yeah im good friends with one of the kids I beat up with, he was actually about the same size as me so it was an even fight. During middle school he was a snob but after we spent a year in the same classes during highschool we became friends.

[Samurai Waki]

I had an odd reversal of fortunes, I was one of the bigger kids during Elementary/Middle School then when Highschool struck I was just around average. I never really got bullied as a kid, and by the time I was in Highschool I didn't have to worry about it. I know bullying happens on a large scale in Highschool, but I was usually acquainted with most of the big tough guys so most bullies knew I was off limits.

[Beskar]

That happened to me a lot in middle school. Being the tallest and by far strongest kid in my class a lot of the skinnier weaker ones would pick fights with me to prove something.

I got that. A lot.

I'm 6 foot 7, so it was effectively everyone.

[edyzmedieval]

Unless there's some backstory to all of this, I'd say the skinny bully looks just fine precisely because he's got a dislocated knee.

If there is a backstory, then I'm sorry but it's justified. Getting bullied day in and day out, the guy deserved his dislocated knee.