Bikers escort bullied kid to school

[d.kaufman]

Im surprised the school was receptive and didnt classify at a distraction. Very cool in my opinion.

In DeKalb, bikers take stand against bullying | Schools | The Journal Gazette

 

[Gluemanz28]

Pretty cool

 

[PGRChaplain]

I had a commitment or I would have been there. I was that kid 60 years ago.

 

[Leo]

Take a minute and look up BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) I was associated with them in the south west. Say mom has druggy boyfriends hurting the kids, BACA is their big brother. Bullies get handled too. Punk neighborhood gangs, are quickly calmed down. Not a vigilante group, simply concerned men that are willing to talk to people in a language the animals can understand. Many "proper" people had a negative opinion of my association, but a lot of weak and victimized thought it was a good thing.

Bikers Against Child Abuse International

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Did the kid agree to this? Seems like a PR stunt that'll just cause more grief for the kid.

If no one knew you were being bullied, they definitely do now... and that isn't necessarily a good thing. People being bullied want to lay low, blend in.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

That's really cool - tip of the hat to BACA - and that's a great start.

But, there have always been bullies and always will be. The only way to stop them is to fight them. There are far more normal students than bullies, the kids themselves have to make it clear this is unacceptable and take it on themselves to stop it. If a bully is confronted by superior numbers each time they do something inappropriate they will alter their behavior. Probably won't make them better people, but it will stop the behavior. The schools have to change their rules too. Zero tolerance for fighting is often why others don't get involved - they don't want to be the trouble maker and get expelled. Some common sense at the principles office and with the board would help these kids help themselves. I stood up to bullies. I didn't always win, but I refused to be bullied. I stepped in when my friends were bullied. In fact my best friend Joe became my best friend because he was bullying me and we fought. We left the baseball field behind Minor's Lane Elementary School in Louisville bloody, and friends. He never bullied anyone again.

I realize times are different, but people really aren't. What makes a man or woman is still the same. You learn it growing up, learning to defend yourself and your friends; by making mistakes and correcting them. I applaud what BACA is doing, but it's only a start. We have to give these kids the tools to stop bullying themselves and in so doing learn how to be men and women.

 

[churchmouse]

That's really cool - tip of the hat to BACA - and that's a great start.

But, there have always been bullies and always will be. The only way to stop them is to fight them. There are far more normal students than bullies, the kids themselves have to make it clear this is unacceptable and take it on themselves to stop it. If a bully is confronted by superior numbers each time they do something inappropriate they will alter their behavior. Probably won't make them better people, but it will stop the behavior. The schools have to change their rules too. Zero tolerance for fighting is often why others don't get involved - they don't want to be the trouble maker and get expelled. Some common sense at the principles office and with the board would help these kids help themselves. I stood up to bullies. I didn't always win, but I refused to be bullied. I stepped in when my friends were bullied. In fact my best friend Joe became my best friend because he was bullying me and we fought. We left the baseball field behind Minor's Lane Elementary School in Louisville bloody, and friends. He never bullied anyone again.

I realize times are different, but people really aren't. What makes a man or woman is still the same. You learn it growing up, learning to defend yourself and your friends; by making mistakes and correcting them. I applaud what BACA is doing, but it's only a start. We have to give these kids the tools to stop bullying themselves and in so doing learn how to be men and women.

Much truth here.
I was bullied every day of my young life until I was taught to return fire. From that moment forward I was not bullied again successfully. I stepped in when others were being treated badly. I got in a lot of trouble for that. So what.
Now kids/people just stand around the incidents and record. Yes, times have changed.

This hangs in our place near the back door.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Much truth here.
I was bullied every day of my young life until I was taught to return fire. From that moment forward I was not bullied again successfully. I stepped in when others were being treated badly. I got in a lot of trouble for that. So what.
Now kids/people just stand around the incidents and record. Yes, times have changed.

This hangs in our place near the back door.

Wait, so you can't even go in your own house??

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Did the kid agree to this? Seems like a PR stunt that'll just cause more grief for the kid.

If no one knew you were being bullied, they definitely do now... and that isn't necessarily a good thing. People being bullied want to lay low, blend in.

I'm not sure I agree. Isolation is one of a bully's (any abusive person's really) main tactics.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Much truth here.
I was bullied every day of my young life until I was taught to return fire. From that moment forward I was not bullied again successfully. I stepped in when others were being treated badly. I got in a lot of trouble for that. So what.
Now kids/people just stand around the incidents and record. Yes, times have changed.

This hangs in our place near the back door.

Cool sign! LOL

I hear ya CM. Watched a video yesterday of bullys picking on kids, the bullied kid dropped to the ground before they got there and curled up in a ball. The other kids standing around just backed up and watched. If my kid had been any one of those kids standing there I'd have taken him to the wood shed. 1 - no one is allowed to hit you, defend yourself even if you know you're going to lose. Have some dignity. 2 - If you can stand there and watch someone beaten and do nothing you are no better than the one doing the beating. Have some integrity. 3 - If you are the one doing the beating, you will get your ass kicked each and every time I hear about it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I'm not sure I agree. Isolation is one of a bully's (any abusive person's really) main tactics.

Sure, but the next day... the bikers are gone. The kid goes to school, like every other day, and gets bullied. Perhaps it'll raise awareness of his peers, and they'll hang with him.

I think the solution to bullying is other people stepping-in. Once the bully sees they're the one-off, the minority, they want no part of that.

I think this behavior (defending others) comes from education, just having a group discussion without singling anyone out.

If I were bullied to the extent this kid was, the last thing I'd want is to call attention to it on a national scale.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Sure, but the next day... the bikers are gone. The kid goes to school, like every other day, and gets bullied. Perhaps it'll raise awareness of his peers, and they'll hang with him.

I think the solution to bullying is other people stepping-in. Once the bully sees they're the one-off, the minority, they want no part of that.

I think this behavior (defending others) comes from education, just having a group discussion without singling anyone out.

If I were bullied to the extent this kid was, the last thing I'd want is to call attention to it on a national scale.

That part I agree with. Remove the ability of the bully to isolate his/her victim.

 

[indiucky]

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Bullies getting their comeuppance......

My daughter is on the autism spectrum and every day I put her on the bus I pray she is having a good day...She has a core group of friends that eat lunch with her and shield her to the best of their ability...

 

[rhino]

My opinion:

Bullies direct their attention to where they perceive weakness (sometimes they are wrong). As a society, American parents are creating whiney little p***ies from their children's potential in staggering numbers. Because of this, bullies have a target-rich environment.

Bullies always have an always will exist. Keep feeding them a bounty of potential victims and it's going to get worse.

 

[churchmouse]

Wait, so you can't even go in your own house??

 

[SmileDocHill]

So this hooker bullied this kid all the way to school? Maybe I should read the article.

 

[GregD]

Did the kid agree to this? Seems like a PR stunt that'll just cause more grief for the kid.

If no one knew you were being bullied, they definitely do now... and that isn't necessarily a good thing. People being bullied want to lay low, blend in.

I believe it was a PR stunt also !

 

[HoughMade]

That'll teach him self-sufficiency...but then again, I was 5'8" and 150+ lbs in 6th grade.

 

[indiucky]

That'll teach him self-sufficiency...but then again, I was 5'8" and 150+ lbs in 6th grade.

The same height and weight of Daniel Boone.....Michigan corn does the same thing to deer....

 

[edporch]

As a kid I was tall and bigger for my age.
I didn't get picked on by kids my own age, but by kids a little older.
So I know how it feels, and when I got fed up with it I fought back.

That said, I think when it comes to bullying, if a kid has the ability to stand up for himself but just hasn't decided to yet, it's best for him to settle it himself when he's finally had enough.

I ONLY think others should step in when it's obvious a kid being bullied is over matched and has no chance to defend himself.