[brytlea]

I wonder what makes some people more resilient than others? Or, would Cho have done something else evil if he had not been picked on? Interesting to think about but of course, he’s responsible for what he did. On the other hand, it’s difficult for me to imagine schools that allow blatant bullying to go on. Having taught school, I know if I saw it, I would intervene. Not that kids won’t tease each other out of the eye of an adult, but I just am trying to imagine that no adult saw a problem and tried to do something. It’s puzzling and disturbing.
susie

[ElkGroveDan]

I wonder what makes some people more resilient than others?

Well in my case my Irish temper saved me. Four or five months into the school year of relentless teasing and bullying, we were in the classroom for lunch on a rainy day and a couple of them started pushing me. My fingers got pinched between two desks and I just unloaded on the guy. Teacher separated us. Bully told me to meet him after school. That was when I discovered he didn't know how to fight, so I proceeded to beat the crap out of him until my mother arrived and pulled me off him.

I got a whole lot of respect from everyone after that. Learned an important life lesson too.

[LuxMaker]

I wonder what makes some people more resilient than others? Or, would Cho have done something else evil if he had not been picked on? Interesting to think about but of course, he’s responsible for what he did. On the other hand, it’s difficult for me to imagine schools that allow blatant bullying to go on. Having taught school, I know if I saw it, I would intervene. Not that kids won’t tease each other out of the eye of an adult, but I just am trying to imagine that no adult saw a problem and tried to do something. It’s puzzling and disturbing. susie

What makes me resilient is my set of values and the doctrine of warfare that I employ. I do my best humanly possible to use equal force. Even when I was attacked with an Israeli machete, I simply disarmed the guy and he ran away as fast as possible.