Lot to be said for that, but sooner or later, you get older, and the cops get interested. But then, perhaps you read 9 Chickweed Lane, where a boorish Colonel hits a Lieutenant in the fist with his nose, and several other unsucessful combat moves… eminently satisfying for the Lieutenant to recall as he wades ashore on D-day as a private.
Yeah, the kid was a jerk…. but he didn’t touch her. Who draws the line where it’s OK to beat someone senseless?
How crass a remark does it take? Who defines teasing, sarcasm, petty theft… a million small or large offenses where a decision has to be made about proper punishment?
We have rule of law for a reason… Yes, the jerk should be punished… or better yet, educated.
And yes, Annie can fight back if physically attacked…but if verbally attacked she can report itand/or outwit, teach, mock or otherwise get non-violent revenge on her attacker.or rise above itthere are lots of other choices, too…. Beating someone up may feel good but doesn’t prove she’s right.
Sorry Annie, but you’re making yourself look like a jerk. I was sure you’d have the smarts to outwit the kid.Agreed with S.S. She laid out the law of commonsense. I don’t care to stoop to the level of the savages. And for me, when I did physically retaliate, it did NOT feel better. Because I knew it was wrong. The bully had won because he had provoked me to stoop to his level.Ain’t this fun when a comic stimulates such conversation. Maybe someone can learn from it.
Those chemo drugs can do a number on your psyche.So can knowing you have a very limited life span.That kid was hateful, and certainly deserved some sort of correction but violence only creates fear and fear leads to more violence.
I remember talking to a classmate in university who was either a brown belt or black belt, and apparently they are taught to try very hard to avoid any kind of conflict because they know they can inflict a lot of damage.
Overreaction….wow… somebody says a buzzword like “bullying” and the hammers come out for things that aren’t nails.
This is how things get out of hand; this is actually how bullying STARTS…. and wars, tribal feuds, gang attacks….
I said Annie should defend herself if PHYSICALLY attacked.
But what part of that rude kid’s unquestionably crass, ignorant and insensitive remark constitutes bullying?
Did he threaten her?Make demands?Was she unsafe?
Yes – he insulted and demeaned her…. but she didn’t believe what he said, or take it to heart.
I’m not denying that “bullying” includes situations like the one in which a young girl’s self-esteem was so brutally attacked that she killed herself….but that poor girl was made the butt of a prank that went on for months, until she felt she had no one to turn to.
She’d been tricked into believing the lies she was told by the perpetrators….who, by the way, included a grown woman.
Annie already knows she’s brilliant and failed the Gaudi exams on purpose.
She’s strong and wise and has many avenues to explore before allowing herself to respond to one base remark as though to a physical attack.
And lest you think otherwise…I’ve been bullied.I was beaten and verbally abused, threatened and controlled from early childhood till my late teens….in an era when no one would listen to a child.
I think it’s partly for that reason that I know what bullying IS, and I don’t condone overreaction to every stray remark. I could have turned into a bully, but I’m glad I didn’t.
If allowed to continue on her present path, Annie will start to think she can hit people into submission.And I don’t think we need to turn to Al Capone for advice!
Going out on a limb here, but at no time is it shown that Annie actually hit this person herself, nor has she specifically stated that she did. The violent action was “off camera”, so to speak. Could she be covering for someone else?
That is the problem with society today. They would rather allow the moron to get away with being an idiot than allow the offended to defend themselves. Annie shouldn’t have hit him and deserves some type of punishment, but the idiot should be expelled if Annie is to be suspended. As long as we allow these people to get away with their bufoonary our society will continue to decline.
DGWillie over 12 years ago
Lot to be said for that, but sooner or later, you get older, and the cops get interested. But then, perhaps you read 9 Chickweed Lane, where a boorish Colonel hits a Lieutenant in the fist with his nose, and several other unsucessful combat moves… eminently satisfying for the Lieutenant to recall as he wades ashore on D-day as a private.
DetectiveKemper over 12 years ago
Annie may not get older. I say beat him senseless now.
LiviaBay over 12 years ago
Annie doesn’t take any crap and I don’t blame her either.
lisajwalton over 12 years ago
What a crock.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
NO!Sorry, but two wrongs don’t make a right.
Yeah, the kid was a jerk…. but he didn’t touch her. Who draws the line where it’s OK to beat someone senseless?
How crass a remark does it take? Who defines teasing, sarcasm, petty theft… a million small or large offenses where a decision has to be made about proper punishment?
We have rule of law for a reason… Yes, the jerk should be punished… or better yet, educated.
And yes, Annie can fight back if physically attacked…but if verbally attacked she can report itand/or outwit, teach, mock or otherwise get non-violent revenge on her attacker.or rise above itthere are lots of other choices, too…. Beating someone up may feel good but doesn’t prove she’s right.
skeeterhawk over 12 years ago
Sorry Annie, but you’re making yourself look like a jerk. I was sure you’d have the smarts to outwit the kid.Agreed with S.S. She laid out the law of commonsense. I don’t care to stoop to the level of the savages. And for me, when I did physically retaliate, it did NOT feel better. Because I knew it was wrong. The bully had won because he had provoked me to stoop to his level.Ain’t this fun when a comic stimulates such conversation. Maybe someone can learn from it.
Thehag over 12 years ago
Those chemo drugs can do a number on your psyche.So can knowing you have a very limited life span.That kid was hateful, and certainly deserved some sort of correction but violence only creates fear and fear leads to more violence.
shellytichy over 12 years ago
Perhaps the most brilliant aspect of this “comic” is its ability to evoke such thoughtful dialogue.
Elderflower over 12 years ago
I remember talking to a classmate in university who was either a brown belt or black belt, and apparently they are taught to try very hard to avoid any kind of conflict because they know they can inflict a lot of damage.
3hourtour Premium Member over 12 years ago
..soon Annie will be breaking fingers and legs for those who welch on bets…no,Annie is not right on this one…
IQTech61 over 12 years ago
And being suspended is the price you pay when you resort to physical violence to counter verbal violence.Next time, use your words, girlie girl.
gary wolner over 12 years ago
Can’t we all just get along?!
JWF Premium Member over 12 years ago
Thanks, Linda and Shelly ;-)
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Overreaction….wow… somebody says a buzzword like “bullying” and the hammers come out for things that aren’t nails.
This is how things get out of hand; this is actually how bullying STARTS…. and wars, tribal feuds, gang attacks….
I said Annie should defend herself if PHYSICALLY attacked.
But what part of that rude kid’s unquestionably crass, ignorant and insensitive remark constitutes bullying?
Did he threaten her?Make demands?Was she unsafe?
Yes – he insulted and demeaned her…. but she didn’t believe what he said, or take it to heart.
I’m not denying that “bullying” includes situations like the one in which a young girl’s self-esteem was so brutally attacked that she killed herself….but that poor girl was made the butt of a prank that went on for months, until she felt she had no one to turn to.
She’d been tricked into believing the lies she was told by the perpetrators….who, by the way, included a grown woman.
Annie already knows she’s brilliant and failed the Gaudi exams on purpose.
She’s strong and wise and has many avenues to explore before allowing herself to respond to one base remark as though to a physical attack.
And lest you think otherwise…I’ve been bullied.I was beaten and verbally abused, threatened and controlled from early childhood till my late teens….in an era when no one would listen to a child.
I think it’s partly for that reason that I know what bullying IS, and I don’t condone overreaction to every stray remark. I could have turned into a bully, but I’m glad I didn’t.
If allowed to continue on her present path, Annie will start to think she can hit people into submission.And I don’t think we need to turn to Al Capone for advice!
autumnsapphires over 12 years ago
I admire her spirit, but she definitely handled it the wrong way.
Of course, I also think that in a situation like this, with bullying, the bully should be punished, too. By the principal, I mean, not by Annie.
lynnskay over 12 years ago
Going out on a limb here, but at no time is it shown that Annie actually hit this person herself, nor has she specifically stated that she did. The violent action was “off camera”, so to speak. Could she be covering for someone else?
steelersneo almost 12 years ago
That is the problem with society today. They would rather allow the moron to get away with being an idiot than allow the offended to defend themselves. Annie shouldn’t have hit him and deserves some type of punishment, but the idiot should be expelled if Annie is to be suspended. As long as we allow these people to get away with their bufoonary our society will continue to decline.