My experience of bullies.....
I went to a very troublesome catholic school. Lots of drugs, lots of violence and even a lot of mad nuns (but can't say too much about it, what with me being a priest and all that).

However, not being the tallest person in school I was prime for bullying. It happened.
But on the plus-side, I was friends with Joe; an enormous Scottish guy who NO-ONE tried to bully. One day a friend of mine was being picked on and I told the teacher. The bully was sent to do the washing-up in the school canteen for an hour, which was nice, but afterwards he searched me out and said I was next!

In the toilets a couple of days later he cornered me and got me in a head-lock. Well, Joe was an Aikedo black-belt and had taught me a few moves so bully was very quickly lying on his back in a puddle of piss. I left, telling him that he shouldn't mess with things he doesn't understand (think I'd heard it in a film.....)

He never bothered me again but I did ask Joe why. The answer was, "He's telling everyone that you're a fuckin' nutter".

Cool.

Jerry
(peace)
( Fr_Jerry_McGwier looked over both shoulders at, Tue 14 Mar 2006, 1:49, Reply)