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Old 09-22-2010, 12:37 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Kaneman View Post
Not really. The police are taking care of the man that threatened him and no one is taking any action against lil' Alonzo. He gets to laugh with his friends about how the Dad went to jail, his parents will give him the victim treatment, and his bad behavior will be further reinforced.

If the father had faced no punishment or consequence for boarding the bus, or if the school/authorities stood behind his decision to board then obviously it sends a different message to the bully, but that's never going to happen.
Exactly the point that I was trying to make, earlier in the thread.
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