Bullies just do it because they can [NZHerald.co.nz]
- Published: 08 April 2011
A few club friends were sitting yarning after tennis on Wednesday night when the conversation turned to bullying. Why do they do it, somebody asked. Because they can, another answered. "Come on," I said. "Not every kid who is big enough to be a bully does it." "Okay," he replied. "I was only a teacher for 23 years, what would I know?" The rest seemed to think that was a fair point.
A little later he said school bullying was all about establishing a pecking order. "No it's not," I said. "The most dominant kid in class is not a bully, it's some loser who would like to be him."
