In general, when you choose to 'teach someone a lesson,' how does that typically work out?

[reformist2]

Does the person you decide to punish sit there and take it, and admit the error of their ways, or do they figure out a way to get back at you?

Food for thought.

[struggle4progress]

1. I don't set out to teach people lessons: it's pointless

[agent46]

2. A thought

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

[pkdu]

3. In general...when you encounter a "bully" , do you find they just do it once then go away?

No, didn't think so.

[NYC_SKP]

4. I don't do that. But if a kid was spraying another kid with Raid, I'd take away the can of Raid.

And then keep my eye on the little shit.

[Hutzpa]

5. Will you just take away the raid?

or teach them the difference between right or wrong?

The catch though is how do you teach them the difference?

[NYC_SKP]

6. Well you need to bring the family and the neighborhood into it.

And you do need to try to teach the difference between right and wrong.

When there are issues between kids, bringing bullies and victims together is recommended.

Often there's some culpability on both parts, and there's almost always a LOT of misunderstanding, so the meetings are good.

[Hutzpa]

8. The trouble with bullies

is that they don't know when to stop, their thinking is since the weak cannot fight back it is a way for them to
continue their bullying.

If community leaders can prevail in Iraq they can prevail anywhere.

[reformist2]

7. By all means let's take away the can of Raid, but let's not kill anybody in the process.