Capitulating to the thugs only encourages and emboldens them. It's blood in the water to them and they'll just throw a bigger temper tantrum next time.
It's surrendering control to them. A cowardly and exceedingly fool hardy thing to do.
What you allow you get more of. Stop the bullies. Do NOT capitulate to them.
Precisely.
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say:—
“We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that plays it is lost!” -Kipling