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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
What a load of crap
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Not really. Anecdotal obviously, but in my junior high / high school experience, the only time a bully legitimately stopped picking on a target was after the target beat the snot out of them. Nothing else seemed to work and involving a teacher undoubtedly made things worse.
Unfortunately this usually resulted in the bully shifting their aggression to someone else rather than stopping altogether, and physical response isn't an option if the target isn't stronger than the bully, but it's an effective option in the right circumstances.
EDIT: This reminds me - CBC Radio had some type of bullying expert on this past summer. To my surprise, she didn't rule out physical response to a bully as a viable option. She did mention that it's not an option for kids in many scenarios, however.