Kid Becomes "Little Zangief" in Response to Bullying

[Adam Galli]

The skinny little fuck got what he deserved.

 

[AllLagNoFrag]

Im super glad nobody got seriously injured however, that was just pure awesome. So happy seeing the bully get what he had coming.

 

[Wintermoot]

I salute you Casey!

 

[Frungy]

I was bullied at school because I was the smallest kid in my class. I put up with it until I finally lost my cool one day and hit one guy while holding another guy up against the wall by his throat until he passed out. I recall very little of the incident. One second they were showing me, the next there were guys trying to pull me off the guy I was holding up against the wall and another unconscious guy at my feet with a broken nose.

Was I in control? No. Was this guy in control? Probably not.

Do I regret it? Hell no, I was never bullied again. Word got around that messing with me was a very bad idea because no-one had any idea when I would snap again and no-one wanted to take the risk.

Blaming the bullied kid is completely moronic, he was probably pushed beyond any reasonable limit. We have no problem excusing women who are beaten every day and eventually murder their husbands, but if some kid is beaten up every day and has the temerity to strike back the do-gooders whine that no violence is acceptable. Bullshit.

Oh, and the kid with the camera should also be suspended, as should all the kids who DIDN'T step in to intercede, they're accomplices to the bullying.

 

[sora91111]

Well, that didn't end like he planned. Quickly! Go to the center of the ring and low kick; it's your only hope.

 

[DeathWyrmNexus]

Ouch.

Not for the bullied kid, but for the bully.

As much as he deserves to get hit back, he didn't deeserve to be fucking pile driven into concert, he could have been killed.

Thowrn into the wall, maybe, but not headfirst into the sidewalk.

He wasn't thrown headfirst in the concrete.... His left leg and arm connected with the ground before his head. Bah ... I've seen spear tackles worse than this.

Casey just threw the lad ... it would have hurt, and sure might have broken an arm or leg, but I think it's a bit sensationalist to say 'he could have been killed'.

Maybe, but do you know how hard it is to accuratly control a entire person so that a partgilar part of their body does not hit the ground first?

The fact of the matter is, he COULD have been seriously injured. Did he desrve to be beat up? maybe, but not a freaking concusiion.

Yes, the bully would have made sure to stop hitting Casey before he injured him, so we should be concerned about what injuries the bully COULD have received, rather than what actually happened.

Brilliant thinking there.

News flash: Attacking some one bigger than you (or anyone at all really) could end up with you being seriously injured.

So not only is this kid a bully, but stupid as well. He initiated the violence, gets to deal with the consequences of his actions. I have not one ounce of sympathy for any injuries he "might have" received.

I'm slightly concerned about what actually happened in the real world, the world where Casey was bullied and abused constantly until he stood up for himself, stopped the attack, and walked away once his attacker was no longer a threat. Some fictional injury that his attacker didn't actually receive? Meaningless.

Based on how casey maneged himself, to me it seemed he could have easily just punched back, slammed him into a wall, or whatever.

Hell, he didn't even look bother when he got hit.

Maybe i'm just playing devils advocdate, but to me, what he did seemed unessacrly forecful.

Legally, for self defense, you are allowd an apporate response of equal force. You can't shoot somoen in the head for egging your house, or chase after someone who puched you and ran off, then stalk them to their house and kill the attacker.

Here, casey seemed to go beyond "equal force".

EDIT:

Okay, after re-reading your post, I get what ytou are saying.

he didn't get his head cracked open, or his neck broken, so there's no use argueing over what "may" have happened, right?

I agree with you there, i'm just saying that that's not the best way to handle this situation, and if someone who is being buiiled were to wacth this and try the same thing, they COULD end up killing someone.

A) "Equal Force" is bullshit - that just perpetuates the current level of violence. If you want it to end, you either have to remove yourself from the situation, which is nearly impossible to do in a school environment because you HAVE to be at school, and you HAVE to go to classes so the bullies can always find you if they want to. Or, you escalate the violence with a quick and decisive strike that leave the attacker unable or unwilling to continue.

Most kids aren't going to think it through that calmly and clearly, but the result is the same - either you decide to strike back with calculated force or you snap and go apeshit on your attacker.

B) "That's not the best way of handling the situation" - this line of reasoning is also bullshit. You and I were not there in that schoolyard, backed up against the wall, being punched in the face and gut while your attackers friends stood around and laughed, and NO ONE is helping you. He was there, and he was alone. Second guessing the actions he took in the heat of the moment and explaining how "he should have handled it" in a more perfect world is useless, and worse it's insulting. He was there, he was being attacked, he stood up for himself in the best way he could manage at that moment. And then he walked away after it was clear his attacker wasn't going to continue, which is a lot better than many teenagers would do in that situation.

I think he did a lot better than most people without formal self defense training would do.

That being said, I don't think his suspension is unreasonable. It gives a cooling off period, making it less likely he'll be involved in a fight again. And the school cannot publicly condone fighting of any kind, no matter how justified. Besides Casey was only suspended for 4 days, while his attacker got 22 days.

Hopefully both Casey and the bully get some proper counseling (but I'm not holding my breathe). Just because the bully is a little shit right now doesn't mean he has to grow up to be one.

Pretty much this, Casey acted and actually acted with restraint. He didn't go all red and crush the brat. He grabbed him and then took advantage of an opening, then he disengaged from the situation. I can't say I would have done better. Casey didn't seem to demonstrate any formal combat training so he simply did what he could to stop the fight. Hell, was he was being beat up on fucking video until he had enough. So not only were they trying to beat him, they were trying to humiliate him to the world.

Fuck, I get the school's position and I agree with both suspensions but as a father, I would be hard pressed not to get my son an ice cream reward or something for having balls and restraint in equal measure.

 

[TheRealCJ]

This is a strange issue, to be sure. Under Australian law, or at least SA law, where the issue took place, it is actually illegal to record a video such as this and it is illegal to have a copy of this video.

That being said, I don't quite understand why this has spread so much. It isn't like this is an isolated incident and this has never happened before.

St. Mary's is in NSW.

 

[Captain Pirate]

Good on Casey.
Yeah, sure, the bully might have been seriously injured.
However...

The bully punched him repeatedly in the face: Broken nose.

Not to mention this bullying was a repeated felony: Possible suicide.

... Casey could've been seriously hurt, or commited suicide, had the bullying gone on.
So it's not like the possibilities were only negative for the tiny shit that bullied him.

And I agree with what most people have said; great for him for standing up for himself.
That truly is the most effective way of dealing with a bully. A display of physical dominance will affect everyone; telling the bully they were in the wrong/ discussing why they are a bully only works if the bully wants to change, which, likelihood is, they don't.

Whether or not the kid was in the right, one thing is for sure; he's got a hell of a career in wrestling waiting for him.

And yeah, this.

 

[Engarde]

This is a strange issue, to be sure. Under Australian law, or at least SA law, where the issue took place, it is actually illegal to record a video such as this and it is illegal to have a copy of this video.

That being said, I don't quite understand why this has spread so much. It isn't like this is an isolated incident and this has never happened before.

St. Mary's is in NSW.

Oh, my bad. Didn't verify that myself, just heard it from someone who watched the video and things. Apologies about that. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Kenko]

Imho he was well within his right to pile-drive that skinny little turd into the ground. Lil punk should be happy he didnt get curbstomped as that was well warranted as well. Casey didnt do a thing while the turd hit him several time, likely telling him to stop meanwhile. So he gave that little ratbitch plenty of time to go away.

Casey... I salute you!

 

[Chibz]

I condone both boy's actions.

"Bullying" is a perfectly acceptable way of ... pointing out another person's flaws. Only through recognition of our flaws can we hope to correct them, and thereby better ourselves. This applies to both of 'em in this situation.

 

[cystemic]

down under the little kid picks on the big kid and he woops his ass

 

[Alleged_Alec]

I condone both boy's actions.

"Bullying" is a perfectly acceptable way of ... pointing out another person's flaws. Only through recognition of our flaws can we hope to correct them, and thereby better ourselves. This applies to both of 'em in this situation.

No. Just no. Bullying is never acceptable, no matter the case.

 

[k-ossuburb]

Wasn't this already covered last week?

 

[Lieju]

I'm just very glad no-one got seriously hurt.

That kind of violence is horrible and unacceptable, on both sides.

I was bullied all the way through elementary school and junior high, and it got physical too.
Once I had enough, and when cornered in a small room by one boy who did this kind of thing, I took a nearby plank and just used all my strength to hit him with it. Luckily he got out of the way.

I didn't really think in that situation, and just acted when cornered.
And that moment is one of the worst moments of my life.

Not any of the times I was beaten or molested (I'm female if that matters) in school, but when I was quite ready to use violence against someone and indeed could have hurt someone. And wished that person would get hurt.

And I can't assume it's the same for this kid, but if I had had people tell me it was a good thing I did, that would have been horrible, because I knew it wasn't.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Nice. Something similar happened when I was at school. Except he fat kid put his fist through a window out of frustration as his tormentor was a lot bigger than him. So it wasn't anythig like this, really.

 

[DoctorObviously]

It's even more beautiful than I imagined...

It's great that the guy stands up for himself but when I did something similar I got kicked out the school, so... let the bullies have it their way, I guess?

 

[Jerome9157]

Wait? his mother doesn't want a video of her son picking on a MUCH larger kid posted everywhere so the BULLIED kid should apologize?

Ahem.... FUCK YOU WOMAN! The world doesn't always work the way you want it to, and don't forget that YOUR kid was the little shit that was picking on others. Your kid doesn't deserve an apology, he doesn't deserve anything of the sort

She meant she wanted her son to apologise to the other kid.

 

[ksn0va]

That pile driver was beautiful,it brought a tear to my eye :')
I'm pretty sure Casey is currently wrestling bears and grew a glorious beard+'stache combo.

Exactly what I was thinking. Add to that a mohawk.