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I don't condone violence. However, self defense is another matter. The story says that the big kid was picked on incessantly, and finally fought back. I don't know, I was not there. Either way, watch the video and have civilized thoughts in your head.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1m8hYT/de ... -body-slam

If he had been constantly been picked on, why didn't he do anything before? He's just standing there letting himself get hit by a much smaller, hyperactive kiddo who wants to show off, until he explodes. And what about those voyeristic kids behind the camera or watching the whole scene, laughing and having fun?
All of them should have gotten some form of punishment.

I love it . this boy won't suffer from these damm kids anymore , I just wish he would have break the camera on the head of the one that took the video .

Here is a nice follow up interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aPrjkdifJ0&feature

bella wrote:If he had been constantly been picked on, why didn't he do anything before? He's just standing there letting himself get hit by a much smaller, hyperactive kiddo who wants to show off, until he explodes. And what about those voyeristic kids behind the camera or watching the whole scene, laughing and having fun?
All of them should have gotten some form of punishment.

Yes, he does not deserve suspension, but he shouldn't let it all boil up...

But seriously I can't see these videos.

So he became a world wide hero , there's a site espacially for him , there are many internet games about him , there is a face book LIKE page with many many likes from all over the world , i "liked" it on my FB page . that's great . and the link , zot , that you posted , waw , i was crying when hwe said that he wanted(in the past) to kill himself and the one that helped him out was his sis , His father though.. seems like he lives in lala land .

Principals and teachers need to start doing something about bullying maby in this case he finally stood up for himself but in too many other cases kids do commit suicide or live their lives thinking they are inferior. they can say they don't see it either cause they do and as far as i'm concerned letting it happen is a form of child abuse!

Principals can't really change anything . kids are mean . kids say the truth even when it hurts , actually aspecially when it hurts . that is life .
what can be done is parents who need to talk to their kids and ask them to behave and accept the differant whatever it is .
parents should ask their children to put themselvs in the other kids shoes just to try to understand the other side feelings.
parents should teach their children to respect all and to help others .
parents should be aware of how they treats others


Aweek ago my daugter (hell this word) and her (boy)freind asked me to tell this other kid that we need to go so he'd live'em alone . so i did , and the kid went away . then they said that no one is a freind with him and bla bla , at this very moment i called him back meenwhile i told them shortly hwow important its to help him out and play with him ,when he got near us i asked him to join us , we went home with him , he is a damm weirdo but we had some fun with him , he thought us 'smart' kids games - we had a laugh (not at him-but with him) , that was a great evening and everybody felt good about it .


What i'm saying , this job need to be done in doors . in our doors .

These are wise words, eff. If parents can't teach their kids basic rules of social interaction, how could a principal or teacher do it? Parents are the ones who are role models and the ones kids listen to the most (which doesn't mean teachers can't do anything about it, the best would be all of them working together).

GreatZot wrote:Effie, Bella, I love your brains.

Forget about Bells dear , she's a weirdo , nobody likes her anyway .

i agree that in a prefect world parents should be responsible for their kids but the sad truth is that most kids that bully have problems in their home whether a form of abuse or neglect so they take their anger out on other kids and if school authorities could catch bulling and send the child who bullies to the guidance counselor they may be able to find out why the kid is bulling and get him or her help.

Eff wrote:Forget about Bells dear , she's a weirdo , nobody likes her anyway .

I'll bite you!

And agreed Tee, those kids definitely need some counselling, the bullies and the ones who are bullied. Both often have a low self esteem and either try to dominate others to make themselves feel superior or let themselves be turned into victims.

I say we beat them all with a sack of oranges. That way, they're all on equal ground.

What, that doesn't work?

You only know after having tried.

That kid (Casey Heynes) should have been given a medal.