Bullies have existed since time immemorial, and they still exist everywhere, from the workplace to the community, and as always, in the schoolyard.
It would be nice if that unpleasant reality of interpersonal relations could be eliminated, but the question is how.
Bullies don’t usually respond to reason or cajoling, but they often do respond to brute force. Many of us remember being tested by the school bully, finally standing up to him and planting a solid punch right on his nose, and suddenly seeing the bully turn into a reasonable, even pleasant human being. This applies to raising kids in general, where the bully child constantly tests the parent and sometimes only responds to brute force rather than cajoling and pleading.
The problem is that liberals and lefty politicians have fallen for the whole “self esteem” movement, so kids are given way too much power and never experience a reprimand more forceful than a “time out.” And to make sure that is so, laws have been passed so that any discipline more forceful that “let’s reason together, Johnny,” or “please go to your quiet spot Susie” is seen as violent child abuse, to be punished by incarceration or having the children removed from the parents care. Now a new city ordinance in Shawano, Wisconsin puts parents in a double bind, and there is a good deal of confusion and disagreement about how fair the ordinance is.
Chile discipline in Shawano, page 2
It is not extortion. It is politely telling you there is a problem. Deal with it! It began in your home!
Like I said originally… Pro nanny state people like you would love North Korea where the government dictates every move of your life.
Brad – So what is your suggestion with dealing with bully’s? Do you have any? I’m open to ideas? Let’s hear your approach?
I’m all for it! We had the paddle if we acted up. We didn’t hav bullys in our schools.
Morgan you don’t seem to understand that imposing a fine reduces the involvement of government. The alternative is for the victim to file police charges, initiate a trial and the bully cold be sentenced to juvenal detention; all of which is MORE government and substantially more costly to the offender.
There is, was, and always will be, however most cases are a matter of kids either standing up for themselves, or sucking it up and dealing with it. We are raising a generation of wimps who will never get by on their on.
Since when can there be a government without a people.
Come on people know your power, impose your will. Who the$#%&!@*are these people to get paid with your money
Then turn around and give you orders.
Come on we the people stop this madness now.
How true!
This may sound a little ridiculous but I can still remember back when I was in High School I used to skip a lot, well we had in them days whats called a truant officer at local School distracts and the second time my Mom had to take off work and go to my School there was NO more skipping School. So called Parents now days expect Schools and Tax payers to feed and Baby sit their kids thanks to Liberals and giving Schools to much Money to play with.
Yeah because it’s better to teach kids to be afraid then to stand up for themselves…