My Gum

[Rambo]

Today at school lome kid stole all my gum out of my locker. I am supposed to fight him should I? I can win easy but I don't know if it would be right. I just want your opinions.

[meaghanlovesu]

you dony need to fight some one for stelling gum

[AutumnDae]

It's gum. Don't worry about it.

Just ask him for it back. Or lock your locker? Is gum worth getting into a fight over? Getting suspended?

[Atonement]

This is by no means dealing with abuse, so, I am going to move to Friends & Family despite the fact that this person may not be a friend. So, moved.

Do not fight. If you have that big of a problem, tell someone of authroity if its a problem.

MOVED

[Oblivion]

Have you tried asking him for it?
Or telling a teacher?

Fighting over that sounds ridiculous honestly. Trading a buck for a suspension and probably parental punishment?
Not a good idea.

[Rutherford The Brave]

Its gum, its only like 1.29$ a pack why not buy somemore?

[byee]

Well, I think the idea here is that he violated you: He broke into your locker, and then proceeded to take something without permission. That's pretty bad, it's not about the gum, it's about being violated.

What to do? Confront him with your words, tell him breaking and entering your locker and stelaing something isn't acceptable and that you're going to tell both the authorities as well as your parents. If you're feeling particularly snotty, you could ask him if it was worth it to him, b/c you're about to make sure he gets into as much trouble as possible for this. Then, walk away, and tell all the adults who are in a position to properly confront him, get him into trouble so he learns something important about respect and boundaries, and make a statement to others who might feel the same temptation.

Fighting someone isn't a good idea b/c although you might feel justified, the adults aren't going to see it that way, and instead of being seen as the righteous one, the victim, you'll be seen as the perp, solving an injustice with one of your own.

You're the one in the right here, don't do anything to distract from that. Tell the adults.

[Hyper]

Do what feels right to you.

I wouldn't tell the ''authorities'' but I wouldn't knock his teeth out..

Its a pack of gum, it isn't a big deal but then again theft is theft.

Rather ask yourself do you want to fight him to ''teach him a lesson'' or do you want to fight because you think you are expected to and you know you could win?

Don't let yourself be pushed around and definately fight if you have to but don't be the one to start the fight

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Fighting is definitely not the answer; it could only make things worse in this situation.

I've only been in one "real" fight and it fucked up a lot of things for me (which I won't get into) but needless to say its one of the things in life that I regret doing the most.

Fighting over something like gum definitely isn't worth it.

[Θάνατος]

Well you have be given some good advice here.

I think you should just confront him about it. You already said you can beat him up so what is the point of doing that.

Telling some one is so juvenile there is no need to be a narc and tell on him it was only a pack of gum.

You have learned a lesson here next time don't keep the gum in your locker and also make sure it is locked the next time.

If it happens again then maybe I would think about kicking his ass but I would first confront him this time non physical.

Good luck with what you do you have been given a lot of advice to choose from.

[nick]

Hey sorry, don't know where SD is, where are you from? You have to learn that fighting is not the answer to things, has to be a last resort.

Stealing is wrong. But so is picking a fight with someone you believe to be weaker than yourself so you think you're bound to win. That's bullying and that's shit.

Sorry, no helpful advice. Just that two wrongs dont make a right.