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Cain · 03-15-2011, 04:57 PM

I am honestly astounded that there is outcry to this. Awesome job on the big guy's part in my opinion. He took the initial onslaught, he clearly did not want to fight or be violent...but the little kid was relentless and was not going to stop. So the bigger kid ended it in one move. I will now call him Ender.

I don't like to see kids get hurt, but honestly, this kid picked up the littler one and threw him down on the ground. There is potential for the kid to get hurt here but 1. the little kid was the instigator here and 2. kids have worse accidents routinely. Additionally, the bigger kid likely just had a huge rush of adrenaline and instinct kicked in. He didn't push it after he clearly won, he just walked away. Model performance really.

I was taught by my father (mother didn't ever believe in violence, I truly think that male bullying is much different than female and the same principles don't apply) to punch the aggressor as hard as I could right in the nose. The fight stops quickly when they realize that they are bleeding, and hey, the nose is pretty delicate for that kinda thing.

Bottom line for me: The big kid was defending himself, he might have overdone it very slightly but in the heat of the moment it is hard to get too worked up about that. He walked away when it was over. If he were my kid, he'd get a solid slap on the back and told it was a job well done.

03-15-2011, 04:57 PM	#163
Cain Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2002 Exp:	I am honestly astounded that there is outcry to this. Awesome job on the big guy's part in my opinion. He took the initial onslaught, he clearly did not want to fight or be violent...but the little kid was relentless and was not going to stop. So the bigger kid ended it in one move. I will now call him Ender. I don't like to see kids get hurt, but honestly, this kid picked up the littler one and threw him down on the ground. There is potential for the kid to get hurt here but 1. the little kid was the instigator here and 2. kids have worse accidents routinely. Additionally, the bigger kid likely just had a huge rush of adrenaline and instinct kicked in. He didn't push it after he clearly won, he just walked away. Model performance really. I was taught by my father (mother didn't ever believe in violence, I truly think that male bullying is much different than female and the same principles don't apply) to punch the aggressor as hard as I could right in the nose. The fight stops quickly when they realize that they are bleeding, and hey, the nose is pretty delicate for that kinda thing. Bottom line for me: The big kid was defending himself, he might have overdone it very slightly but in the heat of the moment it is hard to get too worked up about that. He walked away when it was over. If he were my kid, he'd get a solid slap on the back and told it was a job well done.