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Not in my experience, dogma. As a teen, I went to a Private School and a public one. Less people bullied at the public school (and it was a school in St. Louis that had the reputation for being a "tough" school).
Eric
Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
MagickalMemories wrote:Not in my experience, dogma. As a teen, I went to a Private School and a public one. Less people bullied at the public school (and it was a school in St. Louis that had the reputation for being a "tough" school).
Eric
St. Louis is weird. One of my best friends went to Nerinx, and had lots of bullying issues there, but very few in the public alternative.
That said, it follows that a school with no established student culture, that generally follows from a feeder system, would be more callous.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
in an environment that makes it feel like anyone and everyone is out to get you is not a good place for bullies to breed as eventually they will get stomped as well. best to lay low and not start gak
when you have a straight foodchain and the higher you are at the top theres a greater chance of bullying because you feel you're invincible
Hey, I just met you,
and this is crazy,
but I'm a demon,
possess you, maybe?
Bullies will get bullied, but then they bully people below them because of it. All ti takes is one bully to spark a chain reaction:
Bully bullies a kid>Kid bullies another kid to re-build self-esteem>Rinse and repeat.
Eventually, a larger bully with bully the main bully, but then the main bully will bully his victims harder.
And is the word 'bully' starting to sound weird to anyone now?
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Avatar 720 wrote:Bullies will get bullied, but then they bully people below them because of it. All ti takes is one bully to spark a chain reaction:
Bully bullies a kid>Kid bullies another kid to re-build self-esteem>Rinse and repeat.
Eventually, a larger bully with bully the main bully, but then the main bully will bully his victims harder.
And is the word 'bully' starting to sound weird to anyone now?
Personally I don't find my self-esteem being boosted when making people feel miserable, often I feel worse actually. That's why I don't try to hurt people's feelings, I might make a wise-crack or joke about
Frazzled wrote:Plusnowdays schools don't act except for calling in police
Unless things have changed in the past four or five years, that's not true. I distinctly recall anyone involved in a fight back in my old highschool getting hauled off by the JROTC instructors or the nearly seven foot vice principle. Of course, with the insane school board that was elected last year or the year before, who were/are trying to force through "neighborhood schools" (something that the former principle of the highschool I went to, then superintendent, resigned over, and which brought national scrutiny and risked/risks the entire public school system here losing its accredited status...), that might have changed, since people like them embody the absolute worst aspects of meddling, upper middle class, suburbanite parents.
I think that the biggest moment for an overweight or fat kid is the defeat of a bully. It shows the fat kid that the concept of 'skinny being better' is false and that he can hold his own against children with this heralded body type. The fact that he was able to do it so quickly also helps, but hopefully he won't become a bully himself.
MagickalMemories wrote:Not in my experience, dogma. As a teen, I went to a Private School and a public one. Less people bullied at the public school (and it was a school in St. Louis that had the reputation for being a "tough" school).
Eric
St. Louis is weird. One of my best friends went to Nerinx, and had lots of bullying issues there, but very few in the public alternative.
That said, it follows that a school with no established student culture, that generally follows from a feeder system, would be more callous.
St. Louis is pretty odd as far as schools go, and just people in general.
Until you get to the bad side of St. Louis and you realize you need a full suit of kevlar to get to the grocery store.
PS: That video was awesome, little kid got what was coming. Next time he will think twice before trying to show off in front of his friends.
Dreadwinter wrote:Until you get to the bad side of St. Louis and you realize you need a full suit of kevlar to get to the grocery store.
Don't know about it being weird here, but the above quote is a bit off base. We get a bad rap for 2 reasons. First, the way we organize things to calculate crime rate is less "generous" than other places, making it LOOK worse than it really is. Second is our proximity to EAST St. Louis, which has been known as the Murder Capital of the US on occasion.
Keep in mind that ESTL is in Illinois. THOSE are the truly messed up people.
Eric
Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
Dreadwinter wrote:Until you get to the bad side of St. Louis and you realize you need a full suit of kevlar to get to the grocery store.
Don't know about it being weird here, but the above quote is a bit off base. We get a bad rap for 2 reasons. First, the way we organize things to calculate crime rate is less "generous" than other places, making it LOOK worse than it really is. Second is our proximity to EAST St. Louis, which has been known as the Murder Capital of the US on occasion.
Keep in mind that ESTL is in Illinois. THOSE are the truly messed up people.
Eric
Yeah, I live on the East Side, and I have to go through ESTL every time I go into the city. Tip if you ever have to do the same: Don't slow down or else you'll die.
2011/03/17 04:14:30
Subject: Re:I never get tired of this sort of thing.
Mike Noble wrote:Yeah, I live on the East Side, and I have to go through ESTL every time I go into the city. Tip if you ever have to do the same: Don't slow down or else you'll die.
Unless, of course, you're heading to the Brooklyn, IL area. In that case, slow down, stop and stick around to visit for a while. LOL
Eric
Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
Vimes wrote:Well, the little kid got what he deserved (maybe a bit excessive for my taste, but he obviously only did what came natural and did not know what he was doing) and there wasn´t much potential for deescalation in that situation.
I hate this attitude, the little kid knew exactly what he was doing, he was bullying someone on video with the encouragement of his mates. I think trying to look like a bigman on youtube means you know what you are doing.
I also hate quoting
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Shespits "Anything i see with YOLO has half naked eleventeen year olds Girls. And of course booze and drugs and more half naked elventeen yearolds Girls. O how i wish to YOLO again!"
Rubiksnoob "Next you'll say driving a stick with a Scandinavian supermodel on your lap while ripping a bong impairs your driving. And you know what, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, YOU FILTHY COMMUNIST"
2011/03/17 12:29:23
Subject: Re:I never get tired of this sort of thing.
I just saw that & came here, KK. Was going to post it myself.
Geeks unite! LOL
Eric
Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
That interview didn't do Richard any good. I mean before I thought he was a stupid bully. No I just think he is a stupid wuss along with his whole tear filled family. You can tell this kid is just a punk, he didn't even want to apologize until he got coached by his dad.
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"I don't have principles, and I consider any comment otherwise to be both threatening and insulting" - Dogma
"No, sorry, synonymous does not mean same".-Dogma
"If I say "I will hug you" I am threatening you" -Dogma
Kilkrazy wrote:I'm afraid that young Gale comes over as a manipulative lying gak.
Which is just going to humiliate his traumatized mother and father even more and worsen the kid's image all in one blow. Also I find it interesting how Gale's examples of being bullied are much more vague than
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