javero said: The pearl of wisdom above is what's known as a logical fallacy of the worst kind, a post hoc ergo propter hoc. Basically, it concludes that the shaited-on shaite on others as a matter of course. Who makes this shaite up?
"I read it in Washington Post
. Bullies are bullies and victims are victims.
It is common for kids who are bullied at home by an older sibling or abused by a parent to become bullies themselves at school. Domestic violence and bullying feed each other. Researchers have found that elementary school bullies are more likely than non-bullies to have witnessed domestic violence during their preschool years. According to a 2007 study of bullying in Japan, South Africa and the United States, 72 percent of children who were physically abused by their parents became a bully, a victim of a bully or both.
But taking out their frustrations on kids at school doesn't help bullies. Researchers have found that bullies who are bullied themselves have higher rates of depression, anxiety, anger and low self-esteem than kids who are only bullies, only victims or who are not involved in bullying at all.
Bullies have been Bullied
When They Go Low, I Go High