Teach vulnerable kids self defence
LAURA Davies (Post, October 18) wrote about school bullies.
I am now 60, yet still remember the trauma of being physically and verbally abused. For a long time, I thought other children were mostly cruel and adults uncaring.
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Adults told me all bullies are cowards. If you challenge them they will back down, if you ignore them, they will get bored.
Nonsense — bullies are psychopaths, you cannot ignore being beaten up, you cannot reason with unreason. You cannot appeal to a non-existent better nature.
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What is the solution? For me it was learning effective, practical self defence from the only adult I knew who understood. In the second year, I'd had enough — the worst school bully, several years older than me and a lot bigger, went to pick on me.
I flattened him in front of his cronies. I believe bullies only respect fear. They only fear physical punishment and, also, humiliation.
School bullying is getting worse. Therefore anti-bullying policies are counterproductive. Instead, teach vulnerable, sensitive and decent children self defence.
John Gabb-Cousins
Burrows Road
Skewen
Comments
by maxmin
Monday, October 22 2012, 7:33AM
“You're absolutely correct, bullies only back down when they are terrified. Unfortunately very few criminals fear the law now so they act with impunity.”