I've been playing a visual novel called "A Drug That Makes You Dream" which features a really extreme case of bullying on one of the characters. Fortunately I haven't seen too much bullying in my life, but there's a one occasion that stands out from primary school.
So I'm wondering how bad it is in other parts of the world.
We had this real psycho guy who'd been expelled from multiple schools, and somehow ended up at my school of about 300 people. Anyway we had a Russian exchange student who was a really cool guy, but was constantly been belittled (that I knew of, but there must have been more) by this bully, as well as me to a lesser degree.
We were about to go have lunch when the bully and his mate came into the class for my friend. I didn't think too much of it at first, but my friend immediately picks up a chair and holds it like a weapon. I looked at him confused (I must of been about 12) and I saw terror in his face, the fear for his life terror. They just laughed and kept going. He was hysterical, and started swinging the chair at them. I have no doubt in my mind that if he had the chance, he would have killed this bully. A teacher walked past and saw this (it was a small school) and despite my protests, told this exchange student off really badly. The others left, my friend got pulled away to get talked to. HE left school because he couldn't take it anymore, and the bully got off unpunished. I never really grasped the situation till a few years later, and now I wish I had done more.
We were about to go have lunch when the bully and his mate came into the class for my friend. I didn't think too much of it at first, but my friend immediately picks up a chair and holds it like a weapon. I looked at him confused (I must of been about 12) and I saw terror in his face, the fear for his life terror. They just laughed and kept going. He was hysterical, and started swinging the chair at them. I have no doubt in my mind that if he had the chance, he would have killed this bully. A teacher walked past and saw this (it was a small school) and despite my protests, told this exchange student off really badly. The others left, my friend got pulled away to get talked to. HE left school because he couldn't take it anymore, and the bully got off unpunished. I never really grasped the situation till a few years later, and now I wish I had done more.
So I'm wondering how bad it is in other parts of the world.