I'm going to put this bluntly: I had a number of teachers that were assholes. I think being around kids all day, every day, does to some teachers what sitting

I'm going to put this bluntly: I had a number of teachers that were assholes. I think being around kids all day, every day, does to some teachers what sitting in front of a computer all day, every day, does to some tech workers. They get sucked into their environment -- which happens to be juvenile drama -- and they lose the ability to remain mature and objective about respectful behavior. Incidentally, a cousin of mine has been bullied quite badly. Sure, he's weird and obnoxious, but allowing people to bully him to "teach him a lesson" only exacerbates the cycle. And now he's even the victim of bullying about bullying from some jerk family members. Unfortunately, the a-holes sense the easily bullied like sharks to blood.