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reformist2

(9,841 posts) Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:33 PM Sep 2013

In general, when you choose to 'teach someone a lesson,' how does that typically work out? [View all]

Does the person you decide to punish sit there and take it, and admit the error of their ways, or do they figure out a way to get back at you?

Food for thought.

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In general, when you choose to 'teach someone a lesson,' how does that typically work out? [View all] reformist2 Sep 2013 OP

I don't set out to teach people lessons: it's pointless struggle4progress Sep 2013 #1

A thought agent46 Sep 2013 #2

In general...when you encounter a "bully" , do you find they just do it once then go away? pkdu Sep 2013 #3

I don't do that. But if a kid was spraying another kid with Raid, I'd take away the can of Raid. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #4

Will you just take away the raid? Hutzpa Sep 2013 #5

Well you need to bring the family and the neighborhood into it. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #6

The trouble with bullies Hutzpa Sep 2013 #8

By all means let's take away the can of Raid, but let's not kill anybody in the process. reformist2 Sep 2013 #7