should parents of bullies be held liable?

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29. I don't recommend this.

I had a friend whose boy was being pushed around and bullied at school and when they wouldn't do anything about it,he parked by the playground and watched his kid get shoved and hit. That is ,he waited for a second or two and went over to the bullies and started pushing them down and hollering "how do you like it"? Of course he got in trouble ,but actually the bullying stopped.

One day,my oldest boy did not get off the bus when I was there to pick him up,so I called his friends until I found him. Turns out a much bigger kid punched his lunch box almost flat and told him he was going to kick his ass when he got off the bus,so he got off early at his friends house. Hey--I love kitties,puppies ,babies, nature and all and I'm generally a very peacefull person--BUT--NO ONE FOOLS WITH FAMILY. I'm not proud of this,but I about wrecked my car getting to their house,ran into their porch with it,stomped up to the door and when some in their family opened the door, I informed them that every ass in the house was going to be kicked if my son was ever bothered again! I definately flew right off the handle. I hate to see anyone bullied (including animals)or embarrassed and when I see it--I do something about it.

Sorry for the long story---it's just me. And YES--parents are the supposed guides to childrens behaviour,except in the case of a child having bad brain wiring. That's another matter. Bullying children are probably being bullied by their parents or there are so many children in a family that acting out is their way if getting attention.