Comments on: Drillbit Dumb

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:03:17 +0000

CNN recently ran a story which reported some statistics featuring school bullies. The following information seems pertinent here:

“Regarding preteen and teenage bullies.

…Principal Denise Magee…has a zero-tolerance policy when it ‘comes’ to that kind of harassment.

Magee says… Middle-school kids are just cruel to each other. They speak their minds, so you see bullying in the form of teasing, taunting, social isolation and name calling.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that 30 percent of all children in grades six through 10 have been bullied or have bullied other children during a school year.

Clinical psychologist Mark Crawford of Roswell, Georgia, says… Bullying is not a rite of passage.

He continues… Kids who are bullied are at greater risk of physical symptoms, physical complaints, emotional problems and academic underachievement.”

My take on the percentage: I believe 30 percent is far below reality. I would put the number at 80-90%. Bullying takes on many forms and the majority of kids deal with the bully in their own way rather than reporting it to adults in fear of some sort of backlash from “ratting” the bully out.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:37 +0000

Bullies definitely run society. Some are blatant about their actions and others are not. I do believe most of us are bullied even though we like to think we aren’t. But, we can make a conscious effort to not bully others around us and also stand up against those who are blatantly forcing their will upon us. Bullying will not go away, but we can mitigate the impact it has upon us and our impact on others.

I think you are being very generous with a 5. Although the 60 second portion I spoke of probably creates about 3 of those points. I’ve seen a lot worse and a lot better that’s for sure.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:50:46 +0000

Bullies run society. You either bully people or you are bullied. I’d give this film a 5 out of 10. It had some good parts.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:32:27 +0000

Some bullies believe they have friends because they are surrounded by people who listen to them. But what they fail to realize is that they are not truly friends, they are nothing more than acquaintances. These people are around the bully because they feed off the control and “rewards” which accompany their so called friendship. In the end, these friends are only in it for themselves and when the rewards fail to materialize, they leave their bully friend and move on.

Bullies typically do not have real friends and that is a result of their lifestyle. As you implied, bullies are not the happiest of people and they are not fun to be around. So, if you really want true friends, you can’t bully them and they should not want to bully you.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:11:40 +0000

You are so right, we are all bullies, whether we admit it or not, to some degree. It does feel good to have that power of control. That’s the human selfish part of us. The best part of us is the unselfish side, the part that will be humble enough to recognize when we were the bully and make amends to the ones we bullied.

And as we go forward, learn to recognize sooner each time you are being the bully, to stop and change directions, right then and there, and end the hurtful things you say and do. Therefore becoming a person who is happy, more delightful to be around, more down to earth, sensible kind of person, and truthful. You will draw more friends than you could ever believe.