Quote Originally Posted by Sasquatch
This is simply not true, and the problem with society today is that too many people believe this. Sometimes violence is necessary--the bully at school isn't going to stop beating you up if you give him all your lunch money, only learn that he can beat you up for your lunch money. The bully at school will only stop when you buck up and give him a black eye.
The best response I ever gave to a bully was the time in 5th grade a bully was getting up in my face. I stood up to him and he punched me right in the gut. I sucked it in and stood there as if I didn't feel a thing for about a minute. Then he just kinda shook his head and walked off, and never bothered me again. I neutralized his violence without resorting to my own violence, and I didn't "give him my lunch money" either.