Not sure if this should be in here - Bullying

[Lord C]

Right, one of my friends got bumped into by a kid in the year below us yesterday walking home from school and the kid started getting a bit aggressive. We just walked away from it and left it. Today my friend says he saw the kid pointing him out to his friends in the hall. On the way home from school they followed us but that was normal as they walk that way anyway but then we they should split off from our route, we ran over the road just as the lights were about to change just to make sure. They ran over as well and there was four of them. The guy that bumped him grabbed my friends and raised his fist. I was threatened and pushed once too. My friends decided to run as it was him they were after. All four of them chased him but he got away in the end as he is quite pacey. I ran the other way to the main road as two of them were coming back for a bag that they dropped and figured there was no sense in possibly getting hurt. I knew my friend was ok by this point but to make sure I went into a shop and called the local police station and reported it. She said that they'd try and contact him.

I called my friend later as we were split up obviously. He said he had cuahgt up with some other friends and they had warded the two guys off who had actually kept on chasing him. Anyway, I have a gut feeling that it will happen again as they didn't get hold of him. I've been told that one of those boys carries a knife around sometimes. I don't want to get involved so that they come after me obviously, but I dont want to abandon my friend.

The school are terrible at dealing with bullying. My guidance teacher is good but she has to report it to the school anyway and they always announce to the whole school that something has happened, which always makes bullies go after people again.

I have the feeling that we haven't seen the end of this and any advice would be appreciated.

Sorry if this isn't in the right place. I felt this place was most appropriate.

[Billy15]

i think bullying is abuse, both emotional and physical and no kid deserves it. ive run into my share of bullies and your right schools dont do much about it. if you feel threatened, call the cops because a knife can kill and in this crazy world who knows. i feel bad for you and your friend because the last thing that school should be is fear

[ftrswmr4ncs]

i think bulling is abuse as well. i reall dont know what to say. but just hang in there! it will get better!

[Lord C]

Thanks for the replies. The problem was sorted out. Seems that this guy had been bullying a few people and a friend of my friend who was being bullied got it sorted, being a big guy and all.

Cheers.

[Billy15]

glad things worked out for you and hope you are happy now.

[overcome.]

I have strong views on bullying. There's no need for a human being to abuse another person for absolute no reason. The only way to stop a bully is to stand up to somebody and make a point. Make a point that you're not somebody to be screwed with, use that guy as an example, use him as a stepping stone for your own personal development and character building. Don't get other people to do it for you, if you're one of those people who does nothing then you'll spend your whole life getting screwed by others or things.

It's not about having a chip on your shoulder, it's developing your character to take no shit from anybody. Bullies pass their own insecurities onto others, which is why they attempt to make others feel small and worthless. They're the ones who actually feel that way.

[Lord C]

I have strong views on bullying. There's no need for a human being to abuse another person for absolute no reason. The only way to stop a bully is to stand up to somebody and make a point. Make a point that you're not somebody to be screwed with, use that guy as an example, use him as a stepping stone for your own personal development and character building. Don't get other people to do it for you, if you're one of those people who does nothing then you'll spend your whole life getting screwed by others or things.

It's not about having a chip on your shoulder, it's developing your character to take no shit from anybody. Bullies pass their own insecurities onto others, which is why they attempt to make others feel small and worthless. They're the ones who actually feel that way.

If he had been in my year or older then I would've gone for it. I'm generally quite confrontational. It was the fact that he was smaller and younger. My friend didn't want to beat up a kid younger than him, neither did I.