well, all i can say is any of your ideas can be both right and wrong... given the situation.
here is a nice story (i kinda posted in another thread) that would be nice to this discussion:
here is is:
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=009352
im putting on light to a different perspective... i recall two of my classmates fighting the first year of highschool (since they didnt know each other then) and both of them got thier ass kicked by the diciplinarian... by the end of the 2nd year, they had recoiciled and even became friends... violence can also breed respect and mutual bond and not necesarily violence. in another point of view, not bothering to a as*hole bully can also make him stop bullying you. that is how i handled things, dont bother with meaningless and trivial stuff. yet somehow, you can somehow help the bully no matter how much an as*hole he/she can be. by walking away, you give him the chance to bully others and ruin his life (just how revenge should be) or help him (violence or not) to not bully anymore and make his life more meaningful. eventually MOST if not SOME bullies mature in the future if they are only in thier teens. thats just my two cents [img]smile.gif[/img]