Define “relentless” - thuggish kids have been bullying others for decades. It usually ends when the victim stands up to the bully.
Yes, indeed. In the case of a few have known— they became top Black Belt in Judo to fight off union grocery store organizers who beat them up in parking lots after work, to then become Scout Sniper with the rifle (USMC), with a family of great children all self confident.
The bullies who survive, when properly helped, become the often called Sheepdogs to the bullied sheep. You are correct. It’s true in world leadership as we have see with the quite weak incompetent leader of the free world (xiden joey bags- not respected by anyone of any real character in Eurotrashland or in the Western world).