Bullies stay bullies forever just like a rotten apple stays so long rotten;maybe in the later years,their perspective ,mindsets are a tad bit changed but the same behavior remains ,even if it is suppressed

The bully-boy's sadistic behaviour is a congenital characteristic of his/her psyche' and, like the proverbial spots on a leopard cannot be changed. It should be noted that in most, not all, but most cases it takes two to enable the bully to enjoy his ''recreational sport''. That is the bully, and the person who let's themselves be bullied. In a physical bullying situation the victim should always lift the nearest heavy available object and bust it over the bully's teeth. If the bully recovers the intended victim may well get a hammering, but the thug won't be picking on him/her again. Bullies only chose easy, docile targets. In a verbal altercation the victim should always give at least as good as they get and retaliate with a no holes barred attack. Calling the bully's mother a ''lady of the night'' and his father a registered paedophile usually provokes a violent reaction at which point the victim can, for instance, justifiably stick an innocent object, such as an everyday ball pen, deep into the bully's eyeball. At this stage the war's over. Under these circumstances a plea of justifiable 'self defense' would have to be accepted.

Its an issue that often starts occurring during childhood, and unless you start directly informing children on how to treat others at an earlier age, it's not that easy to stop. Prevention should be a priority rather than AFTER something happens.