There’s a situation among some people in my favorite hobby. I’m nominally an organizer so I feel like I should be doing something but I’m not really certain what more I can do without stepping on the safety groups toes.
Have you had to deal with bullying? What happened, how was it dealt with, and what were the outcomes?
There was one case of bullying I had to deal with. One kid at our school (son of a multi-millionaire, the whole family had manners) made fun of poorer kids. Including me. I shut him up with one hit. He never bothered me again, and toned down against others, too.
In some school districts in Canada (I’m looking at the Ottawa-Carleton School Board District here…) defending yourself from bullying can get you expelled, and will get you at least suspended under their “zero tolerance” rules which bullies know how to game perfectly.
You’re meant to tell a teacher, see, so the teacher can sit there and gaslight you with “Jamie didn’t mean to hurt your feelings” while “Jamie” is grinning and mugging behind the teacher’s back while you seethe quietly.
Or so I’m told by someone in the system now.
on the safety groups toes.
Adress them, let them do their job.
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