Someone was picking on a kid with a mental disorder

[EpicCentre]

As I was chilling with my friends, we saw what looked like a 15-17 year-old cornering a kid with who not only was several years younger but clearly had a mental disorder.

 

Anyways all of us got involved and the older kid ran like the coward he is. We found the mother and after telling her what happened she was in tears. She told us her son had down syndrome and how certain kids at times picked on him.

 

Why would someone pick on a kid that has down syndrome in the first place?

 

Coming from a former bully (though the difference is I never picked on kids with mental disorders, it was still wrong) that kept taunting Jeff till he messed me up one day then we became friends. Irony is this time, it was my friends, Jeff and me stooding up for that kid. As much as this may sound hypocritical I'm mad about what happened.

[EpicCentre]

Thing is ever since I've changed I'm into stooding up for those getting picked on or those that can't defend themselves.

 

I feel so ashamed of my former self. Yet we all wanted to beat the hell out of that punk. How much of a coward you have to be to pick on someone with down syndrome?

[Nightsky]

How was he picking on him. Why are you so surprised some one would get picked on. Do you not understand the concept, it isn't going be the captain of the Football team getting picked on. It will be some one with a "problem."

 

How old are you? Why would you consider ganging up on some one and beating them up because they picked on some one else? You seem like you have white knight syndrome.

 

Why were you a bully? I'm so confused by everything you wrote.

[EpicCentre]

How was he picking on him.

We saw him backing the kid against a wall and shaking him violently. So we got involved and yelled at him to stop.

Why were you a bully? I'm so confused by everything you wrote.

That was a long while ago (unrelated to this incidence) but I learned and haven't bullied anyone since.

[EpicCentre]

How old are you?

Will be turning 18 the following month.

Why would you consider ganging up on some one and beating them up because they picked on some one else? You seem like you have white knight syndrome.

Not that we were gonna really beat him up but more like ''hey stop picking that kid''. We were concerned it would have turned out worst since no one appear to be doing anything.

[Nightsky]

Well man you did everything you could. You told him to stop, and than you told the kids mother. I wouldn't worry about it.

[EpicCentre]

Well man you did everything you could. You told him to stop, and than you told the kids mother. I wouldn't worry about it.

Yeah, I'm glad we were there when it happened. Hopefully they catch that punk one day.

[Harradin]

Being autistic, I grew up with about half my friends having special needs, it makes me feel physically sick when bullies pick on people with special needs. People with special needs are the best/loyal friends anyone could have from experience. My friends have been there for me through thick and thin, a lot of patience is needed though.

[ThaWholigan]

This thread reminds me of an episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Malcolm's bro Reese was the school bully, but when he stopped being a bully for a while the school broke into chaos and all the people who couldn't stick up for themselves got picked on by pretty much everyone else. Reese refused to get involved until Malcolms friend Stevie (in the wheelchair) started to get picked on, and he got up and said "Stevie's off limits" and proceeded to beat the crap out of everyone, thus restoring himself as the top dog.

[HeavenOrHell]

Not sure why you're confused, he said he's ashamed of once being a bully and now finds it hard to understand why anyone would bully a person who has learning disabilities.

 

 

How was he picking on him. Why are you so surprised some one would get picked on. Do you not understand the concept, it isn't going be the captain of the Football team getting picked on. It will be some one with a "problem."

 

How old are you? Why would you consider ganging up on some one and beating them up because they picked on some one else? You seem like you have white knight syndrome.

 

Why were you a bully? I'm so confused by everything you wrote.

[TaraMaiden]

Bullies are just cowards who use intimidation to dominate.

 

In a far greater and more exaggerated sense, it's also why rapists rape. It's not about the sex, it's about the power.

 

Kudos to the OP:

 

Firstly, for realising his own shortcomings, and secondly, for intervening in a nasty situation.

[EpicCentre]

Not sure why you're confused, he said he's ashamed of once being a bully and now finds it hard to understand why anyone would bully a person who has learning disabilities.

Yeah if you read my first post I've made here way back, it's what I was then: an immature, jerk who only cared about being popular.

Now I'm really disgusted when someone bullies, even worst if it's done to kids with disorders. It's not his fault he was born that way.

[Editbee]

I've read the OP's first thread and yes he indeed sounded like a bully. Interesting how getting a beating from the guy he picked on worked for the OP and he's a better person now; though I don't favor using violence against a bully. Not sure if that would work on other bullies.

 

Glad to hear OP doesn't bully anymore and instead helps the bullied ones. Bullies are nothing but insecure, selfish cowards.