In a previous post (followup1, 2, 3) I mentioned my aversion to bullying and my perplexity that it is not viewed by parents and libertarians as what it is--outright aggression. The thuggish bullying student and his parents should be sued if not incarcerated. I got a surprising amount of flack for this perspective, none of it coherent or libertarian or on-point. The criticism amounted to the cro-magnon "we already have too many lawyers and lawsuits" or "kids should be taught to be men--if a small kid gets the crap beat out of him repeatedly by a gang of thugs, that's bound to be good for his character in the long run."
I stand by my original opinion 100%. Nothing that was said to me caused me to rethink a word. Which is rare.
Anyway, this min-rant is but a prelude to the events told here: Violent School Bus Beating Caught On Video. Yeah, this one was caught on video--how many others aren't? Gee, I wonder.
The story reports that "The beating suspect was arrested by police and charged with battery and disruption of an educational institution and he could be expelled." I suppose those who dismiss the criticism of bullying with a neanderthal wave of the hand would say the parents and police here are "overreacting". Harrumph.
