Zionliengod

Speaking from Experience... violence DOES work against bullies. You have to show them you're not a target that can be triffled with. That being said, there's always consequences to using violence. In my school... bullies targeted me mercilessly. (Not for being a brony, because MLP: FIM didn't exist when I was in school) It was only when the pressure of both school, and what appeared to be unanimous hatred for me amongst the students that I actually decided buck it. Every time I was involved in physical violence, I would get detention, or extra homework or something of the like. However, in the long run, bullies targeted me less, and less. Finally, by high school, they stopped altogether. Well, that is until some... how do I say... particularly brave freshmen who didn't know who I was tried to bully me. Of course, at that point I couldn't initiate violence due to them being minors, and I was 18. So all I could do is give them... harsh words. The only time kind words ever worked for me... was when a bully, and I got into a fist fight. In 7th grade. While the bully, and I were waiting in the principal's office... The principal asked me... (Since I was the only one of the two of us bleeding) "Did you throw punches too?" I could've said no. Got off scott clean. However, I told the truth. The bully, who was in the same room as me heard me tell the truth. We took the punishment together. The bully told me that he was impressed that I told the truth. It turned out we had a lot of things in common. We weren't friends... but he never tried to bully me again.