Post by coletrain on Sept 14, 2008 19:57:18 GMT -5
3. If somebody strikes someone else, does it matter if they were provoked? Should anyone care if a student who strikes another was teased and taunted? Do any of you have a responsibility to intervene when peers are hurt emotionally?
I am a huge believer that if someone who is provoked enough strikes the provoker, they are justified. Of course, there are gray areas as to what is and isn’t worth hitting someone over. For example, someone calling someone a name out of innocent teasing or “just messing around” is not a legitimate reason to hit someone. However, if the teasing gets so severe that it emotionally bothers the one getting teased, something needs to be done. The one getting teased should first ask the bully to stop, and if he/she refuses, then in my opinion it is alright to resort to physical measures. Even though the hurt person is the one doing the hitting, it really is a measure of self defense, which many people don’t understand. People say, “Whoever threw the fist punch started the fight.” In many cases, this is not true at all. The two involved know perfectly well who started the fight regardless of who threw the first punch. Everyone should take into consideration the level of teasing or bullying that the striking student had to endure, because many times the amount of emotional pain he/she had to go through outweighs the pain of one punch. I personally feel responsibilities to stand up for any of my peers that I feel don’t deserve to be teased or if I think the teaser is taking it too far.
I am a huge believer that if someone who is provoked enough strikes the provoker, they are justified. Of course, there are gray areas as to what is and isn’t worth hitting someone over. For example, someone calling someone a name out of innocent teasing or “just messing around” is not a legitimate reason to hit someone. However, if the teasing gets so severe that it emotionally bothers the one getting teased, something needs to be done. The one getting teased should first ask the bully to stop, and if he/she refuses, then in my opinion it is alright to resort to physical measures. Even though the hurt person is the one doing the hitting, it really is a measure of self defense, which many people don’t understand. People say, “Whoever threw the fist punch started the fight.” In many cases, this is not true at all. The two involved know perfectly well who started the fight regardless of who threw the first punch. Everyone should take into consideration the level of teasing or bullying that the striking student had to endure, because many times the amount of emotional pain he/she had to go through outweighs the pain of one punch. I personally feel responsibilities to stand up for any of my peers that I feel don’t deserve to be teased or if I think the teaser is taking it too far.