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It's still viewable over at Deadspin.com

http://deadspin.com/#!5781702/the-ultimate-anti+bullying-psa-kid-fights-back-with-devastating-body-slam

But be advised, it's brutal.

-Ralphie

Some genius at my middle school thought it was a great idea for the 7th and 8th graders to have gym class together. I spent an entire year getting bullied -- shoved around, balls being thrown at my head, lots of physical torment.
Then, one day, I snapped. During a game of handball, one of the 8th graders shoved me to the floor. I popped back up and punched him in the jaw. He immediately clocked me in the side of the head, and I blacked out.
When I came to, only a few seconds had passed and he was still hovering over me, but being restrained by the teacher and a fellow student. When it came time to explain everything to the teacher, I told them about the year of harassment.
They ended up getting in trouble, not me.
To the administrator who suspended this kid who had decided to fight back -- fuck you and, uh, fuck you too.

Bravo, Casey.

He should have kicked the little fucker a few times while he was still down.

I got bullied a lot when I was in middle school, but I learned a great tactic to avoid the serious beatdowns: stand next to someone twitchy. When the bullies come, the first one to run gets chased.

I also learned that if you look slightly unstable, people tend to fuck with you less.

Later, a buddy of mine effectively ended bullying at our high school when he grabbed one of the bigger bullies in a headlock and dropped his skull into a steel banister.

I was always a short kid in school. So bullies thought it was a good idea to bully me. Wrong! My older cousins taught me how to fight. Bad times for the bullies, beat each and every one up. Never had a problem with bullies. I recommend all bullies get the beat down. It is the only solution.

This time, it ended with a kid dropped on his head. Another time, it might end in someone bringing a gun to class.

Parents on both sides of the spectrum (bullies and bullied) need to address these issues when they see them. And the school administration should be fucking ashamed of themselves for suspending this kid and not the other.

I was raised in a very very non-violent household, one where my brothers weren't even allowed to play hockey. I grew up in Canada and this was a very big deal.

One day, my younger brother was getting picked on (he's big like this guy, super gentle and kind), and he fought back verbally. The situation escalated until the kid punched my brother in the face. My brother only hit back once, but the kid was knocked to the ground.

My brother came home and proudly told my dad how he didn't fight back until he had to. We were all shocked when my dad reamed him out for letting anyone hit him, even once. The thing is that one wrong punch or series of punches can lead to brain damage and frankly, it's effing assault.

You have the inalienable right to defend yourself.

I too was HEAVILY bullied in Jr. High. I wasn't really the type to fight, so usually I'd either stand there and take it or run (I got to be pretty speedy and agile for that brief period of time). Over time however, my psyche just had e-fucking-nough, and I basically developed what I now call the "Red Curtain of Rage". Some kid would be poking me in the face, or pushing me, or whatever silly thing they thought was funny that day, and I would basically gray out for a few seconds. I would come to wildly swinging my fists and yelling. Unfortunately, this really only made me look worse as I hardly ever connected with this frenzy, and when it did it was weak and ineffectual. It went away by high school (as did the bullying), but it still sorta creeps me out that my anger ever got to that point.

All that said, good on Casey.

To this day, I have no fucking clue why this happened but in 8th grade, I ended up getting the shit kicked out of me by three classmates. I don't think I had even said two words to the group of them. I ended up with a broken forearm, broken leg, three broken fingers.

Because I fought back, evident by my fingers getting broken (according to my idiot principle) I ended up getting suspended for 3 days, the same exact punishment those clowns got. Yep...zero tolerance makes so goddamn much sense.

Fast forward and I am 19 and trying to get into the military. I had to get two waivers cause of those fucks. (one for the suspension, the other for the metal plate I had to get in my forearm).

BUT....I got the best tasting meal about a year later. I had come back to my shit hole home town to visit my folks after my first deployment. My home town is so damn small that at the time there was basically one place to get lunch without driving for a fucking hour. Who do I see working the shitty burger stand? The shit head ringleader that beat the fuck out of me for no reason. Nothing like seeing him behind a fucking fryer at the age of 20, with zero prospects. Later found out from a friend that never left our town that he was still living at home, having to support his high school girlfriend he got pregnant before either of them even graduated. Even later, got to read he got nicked on a meth charge the last year I was in the military when I was home reading the local paper.

I honestly feel conflicted. I feel for Casey and there is obviously a lot wrong with his school that this shit went this far. I still believe however that physical violence is never the best answer. In this case, I suspect however that not matter what Casey would have done, he would have been screwed by the adults that should be actively preventing this crap.

The person videotaping this incident must have known somethign was coming, so who was setting up whom? I like that the little kid's first shot to the head draws no response whatsoever. If it were a cartoon, the big kid would have smiled wickedly while spitting out some teeth.

Bullies should die. Until you have a child that is bullied you have no idea what it does to them. I would happily take a baseball bat to the head of every piece of shit punk that has fucked with my kids. I tell my kids to fight back knowing damn well their school (which is really a year long ISTEP test) frowns upon it and it may get them suspended. I'm sorry, if someone hits you, you hit back. If someone shoves you, shove harder. No one should have to go through that.

What this stupid fattie did is not something to inspire.
Posted by: Yesplease at March 15, 2011 2:34 AM

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5/10 for effort, you lost it at the end there.

As a victim of bullying in middle school, by a group of girls who were the absolute devil, my situation never lead to fisticuffs luckily. But, I still remember it like it was yesterday.
I wish it would not have come to that, but the skinny kid deserved it. He punched him in the face several times, not to mention whatever he had done before. This kid just lost it and defended himself, not knowing his own strength. He is young and needed to learn this lesson now, instead of a bar fight at the age of 21 where alcohol and bar stools are involved. That skinny kid? He ain't never gonna be right, and he knows exactly why.

@Yesplease

That's easy for you to say. I take it you never were in a situation like this. As always, the issue is more complex than you (or others here) might believe. Did you stop for a minute and thought about why the "stupid fattie" did not tell his parents or the teachers of the bullying? Maybe he did not want to be seen as a tattletale or a weakling? Telling grown-ups would have made the whole thing even worse, because the little fuck and his friends (these assholes always come in groups, because they are cowards) would have taken revenge, which would have been escalated the whole affair even further.

As for learning to fight: Yeah, right. At this point, the boy has not enough courage to join any club where might be even more bullies.

In a situation like this, after probably years of being bullied, you just see red. You don't think about what you are doing, you just want to kill the fucker.

Did Casey did something wrong? Yes, no argument there. Did the bully risk the whole thing? Yes, not argument there. Who is to blame? The bully, the parents of both kids and the teachers. Certainly not Casey, because he was trapped and had only the one way out left.

ok I realize we aren't supposed to feed the trolls but @Yesplease give me an f-ing break ok! I was the person witnessing these types of things and MANY times had to tell bullies either you leave that kid alone or you will have to deal with ME! which was NOT a good choice. That little kid punched Casey in the face prior to getting dropped on his head or were you watching a different video. Its people like you who parent wild little banshee priveleged kids who think its ok to taunt and tease someone for no goddamn reason!

I take it you never were in a situation like this.
Yes that's why unlike so many people here I am not blinded by bias

As always, the issue is more complex than you (or others here) might believ
The issue is complex. The answer isn't. You don't endanger children's lives and you certainly don't cheer for someone who endangers people lives

Did you stop for a.....
I don't give a crap about the excuses. Unless his life was in actual danger you don't use such dangerous moves

In a situation like this, after probably years of being bullied, you just see red. You don't think about what you are doing, you just want to kill the fucker.
If he lost his temper it's much better then if he consciously took this decision but this is no excuse. There should still be a harsh punishment. And all the idiots here who praise him are doing the worst possible thing. The kid needs to learn a lesson not to be made a celeb. Because so far the consequences for his actions are what? A few days suspension and overwhelmingly positive reaction on the internet. Do you think this will teach him that what he did was bad. What's to stop him from doing again? And what if the next time he doesn't so lucky and cracks open the skull of some kid? Or breaks his neck? Then what?

Who is to blame?
Everybody.Including the kid who needs to be taught a harsh lesson

And even more importantly all the numbskulls who cheer for this irresponsible act. Especially the writer of this article. As I mentioned it's one thing to make fun of movies but encouraging and praising behavior that endangers children's lives is not fun. It's moronic and irresponsible.

So as far this pathetic attempt at humor here

Jason Harris recognizes that this kind of thing probably makes him a bad parent, and he is okay with that.

I really hope this is a joke and he doesn't have kids otherwise I pity them for having such a irresponsible twat as a father. Seriously man think before you write

The big kid has now probably learned that as an individual the extreme violence reponse will always get the man on your back regardless of of the justness of your cause.

The skinny little kid now knows the danger of punching that far above your weight class.

they're kids they will both grow in the directions they are nurtured towards by this and many other experiences - a GOOD administration would discuss the incidents and the history that led to it with them together

@yesplease - you're equally blinded by the bias of never having suffered the torment of others - you're not objective but rather are aloof and superior and arguing from a position of perceived moral authority due to your perception that those you argue against have are inherently wrong as evidenced by the judgemental nature of your language - like a slightly more rational version of Fox News
you're not wrong but your perception that those whose opinion is different from yours are inherently so is deeply misguided

Yes that's why unlike so many people here I am not blinded by bias.

But you are. Since you've never been put it this situation that makes you exceptionally biased. What you probably don't realize is that bullies don't just let you walk away. To them, that verily reeks of weakness. So, to continue compensating for their small penises they will continue to harass and assault you until you either break, or smack the little prick.

Oh, and if you just try to peaceably subdue your assailant, then his equally phallically challenged friends will just get involved.

Reason doesn't seem to be working and you can't negotiate with terrorists, so how about a diversionary tactic. Here is the email I just sent Mr. Julien:

According to Rotten Tomatoes there is a new movie coming out called The Lion of Judah:

"Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. It is a heart-warming account of the Easter story as seen through the eyes of a lovable pig (Horace), a faint-hearted horse (Monty), a pedantic rat (Slink), a rambling rooster (Drake), a motherly cow (Esmay) and a downtrodden donkey (Jack). This magnificent period piece with its epic sets is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Enveloped in humor, this quest follows the animals from the stable in Bethlehem to the great temple in Jerusalem and onto the hillside of Calvary as these unlikely heroes try to save their friend. The journey weaves seamlessly through the real biblical accounts of Palm Sunday, Jesus turning the tables in the temple, Peter's denial and with a tense, heart-wrenching climax, depicts the crucifixion and resurrection with gentleness and breathtaking beauty."

It’s ”enveloped in humour”! Finally, a chance to use all of my animal sacrifice AND crucifixion jokes in one place! It's Crucifixilicious!

What Yesplease doesn't seem to understand is that many of us know that pile driving (is that the term? I don't watch that fake-ass pro wrestling, I'm unsure of the correct terminology) is indeed not a smart thing to do and could indeed inflict serious injury on someone. Because of that, I do think the bigger kid should be punished. His response was disproportionate to the other kid's provocation. Of course, he's a kid. It's possible he doesn't know pro wrestling is largely make-believe.

But the smaller kid learned a lesson here: leave people the fuck alone. If he had been seriously injured (assuming he wasn't, which would be something of a miracle), it would have been as much his fault as the bigger kid's.

When you fuck with people for no reason, you may very well get a disproportionate response. And few people would sympathize with you. Most people are always going to sympathize with the person who was just minding their own business rather than the person who decided to fuck with them just for funsies.

There is no disproportionate response when you are threatened. There is no way of knowing what your opponent is going to do. For your own safety, you have to assume the worst. Because the human body is so fragile, you have to assume the next punch you take could kill you. It's not your obligation to consider the well-being of your attacker. That little shit would have been fine if he would have walked away before the fight. Brain damage, paralysis, and death are the risks he took when he opted to start the fight. Casey did not sign up for those risks. Anything that could have or did happen to the little big-man is not Casey's fault.

Casey is the victim here in every conceivable way. He was forced to do what he did. He did not wake up that morning and think, "It would be fun to drop this kid on his head." You don't have time to think in these situations. You act. Or you get hurt.

What you must realize is this was not a stunt. The victim never had the opportunity to call for his double to come in and take the pounding. Any steps he took to end the conflict were the correct steps. Everything that happened between the first punch and the end of the fight was the attacker's fault.

Would it have been wiser for Casey to just punch the little fucker in the stomach? Yes. But a)it seems that these little bastards made a habit of training boxing on Casey (as evidenced by the casual approach) b)he's just a fucking kid.
The little bastard, his parents and the school should be punished and punished severely for allowing such things to happen. Casey should get a slap on the wrist and be taught how to use his strength proportionately to the attack.
I fought back when I was bullied, even though I weighed 40 kilos in elementary school - I bit and scratched and kicked with all my might and I intend on teaching my kids the same. Bullies do not understand any other language but the language of violence. Parents can teach their kids to fight back, wisely and without incurring too much damage on the little future McDonalds employees. Whoever attacks first forfeits their right to pity.

If no one knows yet...the little shit got his ankle broken.

I support the big kid. I was a big kid in school, always got picked on for being "fat." Until I snapped one day against three people that were picking on me in the locker room after football practice. I slammed one of their heads into a locker, flipped another one into a row of lockers, and simply knocked the third one down. Guess what...no one picked on me anymore.

Well...until I moved to GA.

Casey is a child. Simply put. He is not a martial artist trained in ways to walk away from a fight. He simply had enough and used his obvious strength over the other kid in the easiest way possible. Move it out of the way! There was a kid video taping it, which I am sure was one of the instigators friends', because if Casey's friends were taping his ass get beat well...
I saw so many ugly things in middle school from a group of girls, in a Catholic school, I can only imagine a boy being literally being hit every day would be like.

I'm just echoing a lot of other people here, but the body slam wasn't a good thing; Casey just didn't know his own strength and didn't know any better.

I go to Rutgers University, so the "It Gets Better" campaign has been huge there after Tyler Clementi. I'm not a supporter of violence, but seeing the tactics that this program takes, I can understand where Casey was coming from. Counseling for victims is of course a good thing, but let's be real here, people. You're not going to reform a ten-year-old bully with an hour long school assembly about tolerance. Someone in high school or college, you may have a better chance, but it would still be very difficult. Telling a teacher or faculty member or having a parent complain to the school is not going to help either. I know from experience, once you're out of the teachers' sight, the bullying continues as bad if not worse than before. Sometimes a kid just can't take anymore and this is how things get settled. I say it's better this way than to have the bullying continue and the victim get a knife or gun.

I read this thread last night, but only just got to see the video this morning.

Casey was quite right in what he did, acting in self defence.

The boy that punched him, and his compliant friend that was filming it for their entertainment, deserve any and all punishment coming their way.

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