It doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict that some people who have responded violently to bullying in the past might respond violently to bullying in the future. A very few of these violent responses might be disproportionate. But the appropriate response to this information is not to blame the child who responds violently and admonish children to tolerate bullies, it is for the adults in the child's life to take steps to stop the bullying and show the child not only through words but through actions that there are effective and readily accessible civil alternatives to a violent response. Children at school don't have the freedom to leave to avoid bullies, so the adults who place them in this situation need to take responsibility for protecting them.
You can also provoke people into attacking you with words, not fight back, and then have them get suspended.
I did this once. Got a broken nose, though.
It's not the safest course of action, but it does work.
Note: My intent was not to get a broken nose or provoke a fight. There are just certain things you shouldn't say to certain people. I don't recommend that viewers try this at home.
