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Old 05-11-2010, 05:35 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale View Post
As an adult we can easily see there is no excuse.

As a child, though, say the person being bullied was obviously a disfuctional loner who's only way to communicate was to lash out, even just verbally. Randomly insulting someone, their mom, etc etc etc, would seem pathetic and contemptable as adults, but to a child it is an instant in to make sure the kid gets his comeuppance, even though they may already be in so much psychological trouble they really don't deserve it.

Can't really ask a kid to make this connection, though.

Its a s***ty situation.
Yes, it is, but in my opinion, the person you are mentioning in terms of lashing out by insulting others is the bully, not the bullied.
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