I’ve read much on the heroics of confronting bulliess recently, that too has a dark side…

[JDPriestly]

31. In my view, bullying should be handled in one of two ways.

Try non-violent communication.

http://www.cnvc.org/

If that doesn't work, and if the person you are dealing with is a real bully who is doing his bullying in a school environment, you are dealing with a community problem, and you need to organize the community to confront the issue of bullying.

No child should have to be bullied.

To me, the worst part of being bullied is the loneliness you feel. It is that isolation and loneliness that drives the bullied to despair, certainly low self-confidence, sometimes even suicide.

It isn't just homosexuals that get bullied although they are common victims. Someone who wears glasses, is smaller or fatter or skinnier than others. Someone with a disability or an awkward or extremely shy nature. There are a lot of excuses for bullying someone.

This is a problem for the community. Teachers, parents, pastors and government officials need to be aware at all times of the damage that bullying does to both the bullies and the bullied and of the techniques that people in authority can use to stop or at least severely lessen bullying.