Those who can, do. Those who can't, bully.

To whom it may concern:

I have written a letter to The Scarborough Evening News, and also to the School in question concerning Bullying.

I would like you to also hear my views, Once upon a time we had an effective deterrent against antisocial behaviour, the fear generated used to keep people in line and out of trouble. I am of coarse talking about the Holy Bible.

Sadly however modern times have brought about a demise and lack of respect for such Religions. However all is not lost, where fear of God and the holy book may have diminished in effectiveness. This resulting in open doors for increased acts of antisocial behaviour in and around our streets.

But their are still real ways of tackling modern Social problems, when something has been lost in one area it needs to be substituted by an equal, or equivalent method to keep Antisocial individuals in line. Admittedly fear from one individual against a Bully might appear to work on a small scale in keeping them inline, but this is in itself inappropriate for the simple reason that you cannot condone that which you are also committing?

We need a new more effective more permanent method of tackling antisocial behaviour. The Answer has been staring many of us in the face for a few years now, but sadly many people still are not listening, WHY? Tim Field has been running the UK Bully Support Group for some time now; the methods for stopping Bullies in our Schools are readily available to all. Yet hardly anyone knows or can see the value and how effective this information can be.

The fear from within of being exposed as Inadequate, and having Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) ( Stamped on the offender ) has to be one of the best ways of suppressing Bullies. This method is simply not being capitalised on in our Schools why? It certainly is not a crime to allow a Serial Bully to be exposed for what they are! My view on this is, if those responsible wish to Harass, intimidate, and degrade other decent human beings through the actions of Bullying then they are only doing unto them selves that which for so long they have done unto others.

If by educating our pupils about the degrading, Inferior, attributes of being a Serial bully, was to be implemented on a country wide scale then I strongly believe in many situations the problems of Bullying in our Schools would just fade away. But not drug related I am sad to say, this is but another problem? All bullying in it's many forms is truly an admission of Inadequacy. This exposure is the very best way of dealing with the problem by turning the tide on its head, against the abusers instead of the Victims.

So for once, I suppose what we need is a Stigma attaching to the antisocial behaviour to deter others from using that option, by gaining praise from others. Let us not forget the reasons why does a Bully intimidate others, simply because they BELIEVE it is an easy way for them to boost them selves above others, really they lack psychological creativity, self esteem Etc., they capitalise on the misery of others to gain a higher ranking amongst their friends. Take away this option, by reversing the stigma, expose it for what it is and they will no longer be able to use it as a platform to gain Self-importance. A few years ago, I always thought the word Stigma was a negative word, but if it can be used positively to deter the severe P.T.S.D. harm being imposed on Victims of the bullies. Then I believe this is a justifiable means to tackle a major problem that just never seems to go away.

We are now living in the year 2000, the problems in this World continue to get worse partly because no one is willing to listen, many choose not to take the right path. I hope you will see it in your heart that what I am saying to you really does make sense!

Sincerely, Michael Pay

Definition
P.T.S.D. is best defined by Tim Field himself, Extract from: http://www.successunlimited.co.uk Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Definition Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and disturbing experience. PTSD is defined in DSM-IV, the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. For a doctor or medical professional to be able to make a diagnosis, the condition must be defined in DSM-IV (or its international equivalent, the World Health Organisation's ICD-10). In the previous version of DSM (DSM-III) a criterion of PTSD was for the sufferer to have faced a life-threatening event; this criterion was present because a) it was thought that PTSD could not be a result of "normal" events such as bereavement, business failure, interpersonal conflict, marital disharmony, working for the emergency services, etc, and b) most of the research on PTSD had been undertaken with people who had suffered a threat to life (eg combat veterans, especially from Vietnam, victims of accident, disaster and acts of violence). In DSM-IV this requirement has been eased; it is now recognised that PTSD can result from many types of shocking experience.

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