Comment on Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 months agoMaybe if the 12 year old bully had been held responsible for his behaviour then none of this would have happened. But you can blame a 12 year old for their actions, right?
wahming@monyet.cc 5 months ago
I know you’re being sarcastic, but I actually do agree. It was on the adults to make the situation better, not expect kids to be empathetic enough to not bully others
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If kids can’t be expected to not bully others then what can the adults do? If a child bears no responsibility for their behaviour then how do you get them to change? I really don’t understand.
wahming@monyet.cc 5 months ago
Educate the bully, punish the bully, remove opportunities for the bullying, whatever your preferred method. The onus is on the adults to prevent or put a stop to the bullying. The fact that things escalated as much as they did means that none of them stepped in, and that failure is on them.