Casey Heynes Interview - Bully Victim Who fought Back!

[schellie69]

This is why my DS is home schooled. The school would not stop the kids that bullied him. I rather home school then let my kid get bullied. Glad someone stood up to the bully.
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I watched all the interviews and the bully is now saying that Casey bullied him and he was fighting back. I don't believe his story with his friend egg him on, he wanted a fight and got a fight. In the interview with the kid that filmed it just the way he was talking you could tell that him and his friend have been picking on others. I am glad that Casey stood up for himself. I think this will help with his self esteem and make his life a little better.

 

[teach1rusl]

Stupid little twerp got what he deserved. As a parent, I taught my son all of the "kinder, gentler" ways of dealing with buttheads - ignore taunts, walk away, tell an adult, etc., etc., etc. As a teacher, I taught my students the same thing. If there is a way to avoid getting physical, do it. But my son knew that if he was ever assaulted, then I fully expected him to defend himself. I don't see how anyone could expect a person NOT to react in defense when someone is standing there slapping or punching him/her. I couldn't stand there and let someone punch me; why should we expect more of kids?

 

[chook pen jen]

Do you know that BOTH boys got 4 days suspension? and that, in MHO, is why there is so much bullying in schools.

 

[EweSheep]

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My husband has been bullied, beaten up while the school and students and teachers did NOTHING! It affected him even today at the age of 48, still leery of people and when he fights back, it is NOT pretty! When he was working second shift, not coming home until four to five am in the morning, had to go thru the bad ghetto areas, he was nearly assaulted or attacked by gangstas, so he carried a HUGE Bowe knife on his backside (same one that Croc. Dundee uses) and a few times, the "gang kids" would attempt to knock him off his bike (because they want his bike to sell drugs or get drugs), he would whip out his knife and they scattered like bugs getting away from Raid. One time a car tried to cut him off, wanting his bike again, three kids got out and told him to get off his bike. Hubby was not going to go down without a fight with teenagers high on drugs, he again showed his knife, not even attempting to go after them. Again, those kids screamed and got back in the car and took off. Then hubby got back on his bike and they turned around to follow him again, he threw them off by going into alleyways, sidewalks, backyard to lose them and after awhile, they got tired of his game and he came home safe and sound but shaken badly. Good thing he quit that job because the gangs were getting pretty bad.

He did all those things his mentors telling him to walk away, well he got attacked backside many times, didn't fight back until they pounded his face badly that he lost his sense of smell or taste for the rest of his life as well as his mental status. So from then on, he fought back and he was the one that got reported, every time. The teachers never really did like him because he was "strange".

Now he does not carry knives to work anymore, works during the day so all is well. Bullying affected him mentally and physically. Even with his old classmates that pounded the crap out of him, they have apologized to him but honestly he does forgive them but the damage has been done. His family never took him in for counseling to deal with his "dark" moments or something he suddenly remembers that would put him on edge.

As for Casey, I think he did good even it is not the best thing but at least he was able to defend himself rather than the little kid punching him. It does not matter who started it but punching twice, and Casey didn't fight back, something tells me bullies knows NO size or weight, its their mental status of needing to bully others. The little kid deserved it.

 

[feather and mountain man]

My son got bullied in the bathroom while using the urinal and turned around and beat the crap out of the kid and I told him good job. You stand up for yourself and I said yes you got suspended but that is just cause of the school rules you did nothing wrong. You don't go around hitting people for no reason but you have the right to defend yourself and so did this kid. The little bully got what he had coming if more kids could find the courage to stand up for them selves there would be less bullying problems.

Glad the one kid video taped it on his phone. Wish it could be used to prosecute that little bully to due some community service. A little picking up trash would really help that attitude the most!

 

[lolmom]

The whole situation is very very sad .....

 

[EmtheFishLady]

I know this is a big hot topic lately... But when I was growing up, we didn't see a lot of bullying in our school because WE DEFENDED ourselves. That kid did what he thought he should do. He seemed to have gotten his point across too. The kid got slammed pretty hard yes, but in my opinion, he got what he deserved. He went into the situation trying to be a big bad A*@, he got knocked down a few notches. Period. Could he have been seriously injured? Of course, but he took that chance when he decided to pick on the boy.

 

[arabianequine]

The bully will think twice to fight again, I guarantee it!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

How dumb do you have to be to punch a kid twice you size?

 

[Buugette]

I've seen the interviews... but think there is more to this story. Casey was a lot bigger than the so called "bully"... something had to have happened to the smaller kid to set him off. We can sit behind the computer and come up with all the theories we want to, but no one really knows what happened prior to the video tape. If Casey did do something to the "bully", he will never admit it. The way Casey counter-attacked the "bully" was IMO harsh... and somewhat skilled. Like he may have done that move before.

I don't know... it is hard being a kid today... and regardless of how many times you tell a kid to tell an adult... in most cases, it only makes it worse. Just an example... a group of girls told their counselor of someone bringing a gun to school (this happened in my son's HS)... what they did was absolutely right... but the friends of the kid with the gun took it upon themselves to terrorrize the girls that told. Made their lives hell, and even though adults were involved, kids were suspended, and so forth... that didn't stop them from jumping the girls off school property.

My cousin was bullied as a kid, 3 girls jumped her in the school bathroom. They got suspended for 3 days... and when they returned to school, went after her again. She couldn't take on 3 at once, but she did wait, and take them out one at a time... beat the snot right out of each one. She then got suspended for 9 days (3 days for each girl). To everyone watching... her attack on each girl was unprovoked... in their eyes, she was the bully.

I'm just saying... we can't really pass judgement on what the "bully" was thinking and why he did what he did. No one knows what really went on. Just saying... I feel for the kid.

Diana