Better grab my camera!

While getting my daily Facebook fix this morning I saw a video posted of two young boys fighting.  This video was from a local teen who uploaded it to Facebook for everyone to see.  I watched the video in utter disbelief, then I unfortunately looked at the comments, it was one comment in particular that has inspired this entry.  I won't quote the comment exactly to protect the identity of the poster, however, it was basically saying that it was sad that the next generation of kids will think that the fight was awesome compared to other "better" fights, and advising one of the fighters how to properly throw a punch.  Does this disgust anyone else?  If anything, it worries me that the next generation of kids will see this and think its right.  One can only hope that that generation will look at it and consider those involved to be morons -- like I do.

Now, I can clearly remember numerous fights in the parking lot on lunch breaks or after school.  I specifically remember always knowing there was a fight just by the sheer amount of kids forming in one general area.  This always blew my mind.  What is wrong with people?  When a fight breaks out, the first reaction of most kids is to gather and watch, cheer on the person they know the most, despite having no idea what the fight is about.  In today's world, it has gone further than that.  If I witnessed two kids in a full on fist fight, my first thought would not be "better film this!"  Throughout the video one of the boys fighting ended up with a pretty bloody nose and mouth, once this happens I was disgusted at what I heard.  Other kids who were standing around watching the fight were yelling "keep going, its only a little blood."  Seriously?  Are kids today so messed up that rather than attempt to stop the fight, report the fight, or simply ignore it, they choose to dismiss the fact that someone is injured and urge them to keep fighting.  The fact that kids today are like this, makes me sick to my stomach.  I mean, I was a little hell raiser as a teenager, however, it never resorted to violence.

I can remember a specific incident while I was in high school.  A large group was forming outside the school by the smoking area -- I was a smoker so I witnessed the entire event.  Two guys lured another boy outside only to jump him.  The kid being jumped was an innocent kid who sadly was overweight and was constantly teased and pushed around.  These two guys were only beating him up because he was different.  Everyone there witnessed that this awkward teenager did nothing to deserve what he got, the beat down only ended when a teacher finally came to the rescue.  Want to know the saddest part of this story?  Less than a year later, that overweight, awkward (but very nice and genuine) young man, committed suicide.  

With everything in the news these days about bullying, it is only getting worse.  There was severe bullying and suicides when I was in school, but it was never publicized.  I personally was the victim of severe bullying all throughout school so I can tell first hand how much bullying has changed.  When I was in school there were specific people who would "moo" as I walked past, or yell out "tub of lard".  Sure, it hurt, but I just brushed it off and bullied back -- which in retrospect was probably not the best idea, but it helped me cope.  By today's standards, most would not consider that to be bullying.  Kids today have zero shame.  Ambushing unpopular kids and giving them a beat down for literally no reason?  WHY?  I really cannot understand their reasoning.  

Watch that video and tell me what is wrong with those kids.  I feel like tracking each one down and slapping them silly.  What is even more pathetic than the girls fighting, are the 30+ other kids standing around cheering them on.  You all disgust me.

Sadly, there is nothing that will ever be done that can stop bullying from happening.  Schools have had this "zero bullying policy" for years, but it doesn't do any good.  You bully someone, you get scolded and sent back to class, then the bullied kid gets bullied even more for "ratting".  You physically injure someone?  You get suspended -- as a teenager, suspensions were like a holiday for me, therefore, not great incentive to stop it from happening.  The only way to stop bullying, and fighting is to have such things become a criminal offense -- and it should be.  

The kids in that video (and the one I just posted) should be charged with assault, the kids standing around watching it happen without stopping it, should also be charged.  Guilt by association.  Maybe then these kids will grow a brain and realize how dumb they really are, and how pathetic they look.  Do they like having an entire country think of them as pathetic and disgusting individuals who will amount to nothing?  

Here is my message to bullies and people to like a good schoolyard fight:  GROW UP! Nobody thinks you are cool for throwing your fists, in fact, the majority of people will only look down on you for it.  Want to be "cool"?  Stand up and take a stand against people like yourself.  Get your head out of your ass and realize that the world does not revolve around you, you aren't the best thing to happen to humanity, and that boy who kissed that girl who's ass you're kicking...he never liked you anyway, get over it and move on.