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51. You want to stop bullying?

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:00 AM

Dec 2016

Let kids stand up for themselves. We hamstring kids by having zero tolerance policies against fighting. If 2 kids get in a fight, the school should step in and try to figure why the fight happened and punish the instigator. Instead, both get suspended and the school moves on like nothing happened.

In this case, the cop had no choice if he did't want to take a chance on serious injuries. A knife or 2 is a lethal weapon and this kid was wielding them (with help from his shithead Dad) near other students. Sorry he was shot but that was the game he wanted to play.

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Lawyer: Reno boy shot by school cop had been bullied, beaten [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2016 OP

The Latest: Reno boy shot by campus cop tried has stroke Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #1

And they didn't shoot him in the foot and not the chest why? 14 yrs old and it was campus police lunasun Dec 2016 #2

This has been gone over a lot metroins Dec 2016 #4

Oh, FFS. duffyduff Dec 2016 #6

The cop should have ordered everyone watching to back up ten paces.... and then another ten.... zonkers Dec 2016 #8

Training, yagotme Dec 2016 #10

"If an officer shoots, he should shoot to kill" whathehell Dec 2016 #29

Shooting to wound is illegal, immoral, and just bad tactics. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #22

Cop could have changed dynamic by pointing his gun at CROWD. ordering "back away return to class!" lostnfound Dec 2016 #45

I think it was kinda fucked up that those kids were there to watch the kid who got shot get a bravenak Dec 2016 #76

bullies must be happy. they got what they wanted. this kid's life is over Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #3

You don't know the facts of the case at all. duffyduff Dec 2016 #7

bullied kid. desperate. it's nice how bullying is excused these days. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #9

Nobody is excusing bullying Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #11

i'm okay with kids defending themselves from bullies. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #12

I dont think attempted murder is sutable for defending oneself. Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #13

He planned to sneak up upon the gang and dispatch them all? "Attempted murder." Right. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #15

Or one... sarisataka Dec 2016 #19

Only when that lethal force is aimed at the victim, then we cry and do nothing. Why can't they Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #30

Because that is what I said... sarisataka Dec 2016 #58

yet no one raises an eye at a bully's assault or their attempted murder when they Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #16

He stopped being a victim when he brought a knife to school Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #47

Bullsh!t... gregcrawford Dec 2016 #56

the cop seems to think it is...that is as long as it's a cop defending himself. ret5hd Dec 2016 #27

That was my reaction too.. whathehell Dec 2016 #31

You're good to point out the strangeness. Once the bullies don't like you, your only escape allowed Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #14

Bullies Lives Matter. Victim. . .just end it and move on. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #17

So he brought knives to defend himself sarisataka Dec 2016 #18

What's your recommendation for a young man or woman in that situation? You know we're all ears. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #20

We know what it will be. Stick and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #21

Is the solution to bring a knife to school? Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #48

What is your solution? Schools do nothing, teachers don't care, principals victim blame Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #50

What was done? Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #52

Yep, if only bullied kids would just off themselves, it won't be a problem. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #53

There was a story that was on DU a few christx30 Dec 2016 #55

Thank you for answering sarisataka Dec 2016 #59

Good for you. I was a teacher in the States before I moved overseas. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #71

The best recommendation is ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #23

Bullied kids know is they start winning, the bully's friends will jump and he will get Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #35

Certainly possible. Not necessarily likely. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #68

I was bullied and unlike most people here, I was a teacher. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #69

Two things off the top of my head, sarisataka Dec 2016 #57

Well, it's what the cop brought. Right? ret5hd Dec 2016 #28

Yeah, the knowledge of this kid getting bullied into a fight his ghoulish classmates didn't. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #32

May I conclude you therefore sarisataka Dec 2016 #61

The cop thought a gun was the most obvious choice, right? ret5hd Dec 2016 #63

Using lethal force sarisataka Dec 2016 #64

IIRC carrying a gun sarisataka Dec 2016 #60

next time you're bullied to the point of no way out, we'll talk. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #72

I'm so sorry to hear about your student. christx30 Dec 2016 #73

bullies are sociopathic master manipulators and instigators. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #74

My son is on the big side because of Autism meds he christx30 Dec 2016 #75

I am severe bipolar and mild aspergers. Let me tell you what bullying did to me. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #77

I will respond. Read it or not as you wish... sarisataka Dec 2016 #78

DITTO. nt HAB911 Dec 2016 #25

DITTO. nt HAB911 Dec 2016 #24

America loves bullies NobodyHere Dec 2016 #62

It IS the truth, despite all delusional claims "we always root for the underdog." Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #66

The school is probably worthless - I went through that type of bullying at school as well exboyfil Dec 2016 #34

The bullying should never have escalated to that point. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #37

I agree with you on that exboyfil Dec 2016 #42

The lawyer is a liar. Not to mention the reporter is lying. duffyduff Dec 2016 #5

His father should have given him a fuckin' AK-47 HAB911 Dec 2016 #26

When I taught in the States, no one bullied in my class. First day of class, someone did it in my Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #33

The fact that the schools let this bullying go on exboyfil Dec 2016 #36

That's why my class was viewed as the sanctuary. I actually threw the bullies out and told them if Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #39

I wish I had you for a teacher growing up exboyfil Dec 2016 #43

you are a wonderful person and those kids will love you for the rest of their lives renate Dec 2016 #65

I've taught for years in high schools. You know how the bullying starts? no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #38

I picked up on shit like that too when I was a teacher. Hard to detect, but when you win a kid's Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #40

Directing aggressive group behavior against one helpless person is perverted. Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #67

Shame on the kid, forcing those innocents to beat on him. ReverendHeretic Dec 2016 #41

'yeah, and damn that kid's face for getting in the way of a perfectly good punch Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #44

Grrrrr. ReverendHeretic Dec 2016 #46

One bully of mine got AIDS. He used to call me a fag because I concentrated on my music and my Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #49

You want to stop bullying? dagnuguy Dec 2016 #51

And the times we was beaten. . .I guess he deserved it. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #54

Yes, the kid wanted to be bullied NobodyHere Dec 2016 #70