Are you a bully trying to feel better about yourself? What about if whoever your bullying get's depressed and commits suicide, how are you going to comfort yourself then?
Good on him. The bullies can and should never be praised for what they did at all, scum of the earth... but it takes character to decide to make a change rather than wallow in self pity.
I believe in this instance there was a positive that came from the boy being bullied. I also believe bullying is wrong.
You're correct but the hate they placed on him clearly made him rethink life and most importantly his health.
So? Doesn't mean you had to type one, does it?
Yes, this is probably the 0.01% of bullying cases where something positive might be considered to come out of it. In the other 99.9% of cases the victim gets depressed, has self esteem issues, has suicidal thoughts or goes on a gun rampage. He was probably perfectly happy with himself until these asses started going at him and now he probably has sustained psychological and emotional issues from it.
The fact that he changed something about himself and didn't just ignore them says buckets about his sense of self worth. They will probably find something else to pick on him about now that he's shown them that their words have power over him
I know a couple of people who have been bullied for being fat and have decided to live a healthier lifestyle because of this. Not one of them went on to shoot up a school or slit their wrists.
I know a couple of people who have been bullied for being fat and have decided to live a healthier lifestyle because of this. Not one of them went on to shoot up a school or slit their wrists.
Your anecdotal evidence doesn't somehow invalidate tons of psychological and scientific studies that show that victims of bullies suffer long term psychological consequences regardless of how well they dealt with it. The damage has now been done and the only thing he can do is get treatment for any psychological injuries sustained.
The fact that you are even arguing this shows much ignorance and lack of experience with bullies (which is nice but you have no understanding of the problems it causes so therefore you have no right to talk about it) or the fact that you are a bully or an ex-bully feeling guilty and attempting to justify your previous actions. In either case your empathy is significantly diminished.