If a bully keeps swinging his fist right next to your head, do you let him keep doing it? Or do you smash him in the face yourself before he actually hits you?
I feel like all the “zero tolerance” policies on bullying in schools have backfired… It’s best to learn how to fight back against a bully while the bully is immature. There are lots of bullies in real life that are ruthless and powerful and experienced… If people haven’t learned how to fight back before adulthood, they will get crushed by bullies in the workplace or politics.