I wasn't bullied precisely because I knocked the wind out of a spike-haired punk that started slapping me in the hall. School staff didn't intervene until he f

I wasn't bullied precisely because I knocked the wind out of a spike-haired punk that started slapping me in the hall. School staff didn't intervene until he fled and I gave chase - that was an important lesson in self-control. With zero tolerance policies, often both parties get punished in an altercation. Even if the victim never hits back. So if you're getting punished for "fighting" while cowering in the corner, you might as well go down swinging.