Then teachers need to do all they can to ensure such things aren't happening, which they evidently weren't in Misaki's case.
I didn't really want to turn this into 'itt: Misaki explains things about herself', but I guess I will explain! I was diagnosed with clinical depression due to various incidents about four years ago now, and I've been on antidepressants for a good part of it. I ended up coming home from school all the time in an absolute crying mess, having noted emotional immaturity and no resilience whatsoever, seeing as whatever walls I put up, they tended to get knocked down pretty quickly before I could work on them. I ended up having to be homeschooled for a year so I could get some education seeing as I was too unhappy to be at school, and I've been back at school in most subjects for two years now. My mother took me to a doctor, who signed a medical certificate. This term was just revision for my standardised exams (and I did fine, before you criticise them like everyone else for letting me 'slack off' ;/), so my school were OK with it as long as I came back and did the exams. This is hardly the first time lol. gg on judging someone based on a few sentences in a thread!
there's no way you deteriorated this thread lol, if anything I enjoy knowing more about people on these forums
Then we gotta change society... we've got to teach people we're going about people that are...different...(for lack of a better term; perhaps people with idiosyncrasies?) in the wrong way. If fitting in means taking out the people who in the long run are worth the most to society, then I don't want to fit in, and I hope everyone else is clever enough to realise that.
My guts says "punch them in the face" but my reason says "ignore them". I never had much trouble with bullying which in itself is a godsend so I don't really know how it is to be picked on. I know I can ignore insults and mockery for arbitrarily large periods of time but no one have to be like me and when it becomes as serious as theft and physical injuries you know you have got to do something. I suppose there is someone you can report the bullies to?
Just realised it might seem that I'm on the side of said people. I have Aspergers Syndrome, which should explain that. And I agree completely, I'm rather privileged in that I was brought up by parents who understand differences but there's parents out there who don't, and it's kind of hard to tell people to change the thoughts they've had from birth. If you was possible I'd be all for it though.
To... provoke violence? He's outnumbered greatly, mouthing off is only going to exacerbate his situation. Don't get me wrong, I agree with you completely about not taking shit from anyone, but only to the extent that it doesn't put you or someone you care about in danger.
In his defense he didn't realize that the taunting continued, as such he was unable to deal with his friend until later on. As for attacking one guy out of a group... that's near suicide and terrible advice to give a kid who obviously isn't a violent person, let alone one who could dominate one guy enough to intimidate the rest.
Oh? I usually hit people on the bridge of the nose or the side of the head. It disorients them for a bit, and if you hit hard enough, they'll fall on the ground and leave you alone. Or, if you're feeling extra barbaric, headbutt him in the bridge of the nose. The solar plexis may stun them for a while (and hurts like a bitch), and the side of the head is best avoided if you don't want to risk critically injuring the other guy, but I find that it does the job of getting the other guy to avoid you for a while.
There's quite a few things he can do. There just aren't too many categories, ie. "Agressive" and "Non-Agressive."
Here he could either:
Her, one girl, fend for herself against three or so guys with tougher friends? Letting the lone sheep fend for herself against a pack of wolves!? Not only is this a spineless, unjust, cowardly, uncaring, self-centered, loathesome thing to do, it's also the wrong spineless, unjust, cowardly, uncaring, self-centered, loathesome thing to do. From what I understand, Doomsday is fairly strong, and perfectly fit to fend for himself and others. What reason does he have to slink away while his friend gets harassed?
Mistakes are in bold. Also, being a wrestler is only really useful if you're going against one guy. If he has brought a posse, don't expect to leave without a black eye or two, and perhaps a couple missing teeth. I also suggest bringing your clothes to the wash afterwards to get all of the shoe marks out.
I'd rather defend the helpless than "be strong" and watch them get pushed around for the rest of their lives. But hey, that's just me.
The problem with head shots if that if you're not weak, it's very very easy to kill someone with one (by the fact they fall backward onto something hard or the fact it's easy to hit the temple).
Which is a definite problem for me, because I punch with every inch of my body and every ounce of my will, I'm fairly strong, and I usually fight when I'm angry (which eliminates any bit of restraint you might have). Usually, the other person is looking directly at me, so they usually just end up with a face injury.
I'll definitely keep this handy tidbit in mind next time I get in a fight, which is hopefully never. Although it may not sound like it, I usually underestimate myself when I get into a fight, and forget about how much of a punch I can pack, and how frail the human body is. Although I've found that palm heels/thrusts work better if it is missed, so you could theoretically go in for a wrist lock/arm bar faster (because your hand is already partially open). However, I am usually incapable of thinking straight when I get into a fight, and am unable to arm bar/other joint manipulations because there is a 70% chance of me screwing it up (not to mention that my arm strength is kind of iffy, which is why I prefer blows to grappling, because there is much more leeway in the my physical strenght/their physical strenght area).
