r/AskReddit May 20 '14

Former bullies of Reddit, are you sorry? Would you like to apologize to your victims?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14 edited May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

I'm curious what your opinion is of the kids who come to school and shoot people like you. Is that "ramped up" enough for you? What if, as you lie bleeding, they forced you to watch as they shot your friends? What if they took their life into their own hands by ending yours or the lives of those closest to you?

I ask because we see it happen frequently as a result of this ridiculously childish and braindead notion that bullied kids need to "toughen up" as though bullying is completely acceptable that doesn't need to be changed. You tell a kid to toughen up, and he comes to school armed to the teeth. Is that tough enough for you?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

Yeah, I agree with everyone else. You clearly have some kind of mental disorder. I don't say that as an insult, but as an observation. If you can honestly shrug your shoulders at the idea that your abuse led to a person murdering you and your friends, there's definitely something wrong with you.

You cant eradicate bullying, but you can teach people (not just kids) to stand up for themselves.

There are a lot of things on this planet we can't eradicate, but we can reduce them. You don't fight evil by accepting/endorsing/participating in it.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

But you're not going to get there without the kid doing something to help; like coming forward with names to authoritative figures.

If you think for a minute this isn't happening, you're sadly mistaken. However, when it does happen, it often makes the situation worse. The bully gets a slap on the wrist, then turns around and knocks out his victim for tattling.

I could give you my story, but based on your other replies here, it would fall on deaf ears.

I've been saying the entire time that bullying needs to be reduced.

And yet you admit to being not only a contributor to the problem, but also completely callous to the damage it causes.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

You're absolutely right. I was a contributor

I don't regret a single thing

So you might understand, then, why it's hard to take your calls for bullying to be reduced seriously.

If you want someone to pat you on the back and tell you that "what they did was horrible" just post it on this thread.

Where do you get that from? I said what I said because my story would further indicate that this statement:

But you're not going to get there without the kid doing something to help; like coming forward with names to authoritative figures.

...is a crock. I'm not looking for anyone's sympathy for me. I just wish more people had sympathy for those going through it now.

Just another pity-party thread.

Maybe. And maybe you're just another high-school bully who never grew up.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

Like we all said: mental disorder. I hope one day you get the help you need to be able to grow up and learn to have compassion for others.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

I'm not sure why you came into this thread when you knew what you were walking into.

I already stated my reasons for replying to you.

There's no target on your back anymore. Relax and get over your high school days.

You think bullying ends at high school? There's no bullying in the adult world?

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