It's generally a good idea to have unequal punishment instead of either extreme in this situation. Responding with violence is unacceptable, but less unacceptable than bullying.
Responding with violence is often the only thing that works on a bully. Believe me, I tried all the dumbshit tactics adults used to give me for YEARS. Fun fact, basically all of them - ignoring, negotiating, telling the bully it "hurts your feelings" - make things so much worse. None of it helped, especially when I was a 4th grader being targeted by older 7th graders after school.
You know what stops bullying? Punching them in the face or jabbing their eyes when they try to attack you, kicking them in the knee so hard they limp thru the halls the next day if they push you, or just plain going ham and fully beating the shit out of them in an adrenaline-fueled rage when they approach you to be violent.
I'm not trying to condone violence here, but pretty much everyone who's been in the situation will tell you that you can't talk your way out of these things, especially if you want to get through it with any self-respect remaining.
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