As someone who was bullied at school, I don't particularly find anything about the subject good or amusing. The link above gives a few surprising facts about bullying today and how it's on the rise. I wasn't surprised to see that 1 in 7 children are bullied at school, but I was shocked to see that statistic also applies to the bullies themselves - 1 in 7 children are the bully.
That got me thinking about why people do it, why do certain individuals feel the need to try and make someone else's life a misery? Is it because they are jealous of that person? or they secretly lack confidence so don't know how else to behave? It would be too easy to dismiss all kids that bully as plain trouble-makers who are going to grow up to be thugs. As well as helping the person being bullied, I think the bully themselves needs help to figure out why they're doing it so they won't continue to in the future.
Other reasons why kids choose to bully in school are on the below link:
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