tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post2125868024751645456..comments2024-02-27T15:47:47.923-05:00Comments on Principled Perspectives: New Jersey's New Anti-Bullying Law is a Collectivist Travestyprincipled perspectiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-39131684453426698732014-01-05T21:14:28.803-05:002014-01-05T21:14:28.803-05:00So, is 'bullying' coercion? It must be, i...So, is 'bullying' coercion? It must be, if it's appropriate to make a law against it. So bullying must be an arbitrary threat of physical force, or an assault and, maybe, battery. This is true of kiddies in a playground as well as in the adult world.<br /><br />I think 'bullying' is just a word thrown into it when it's kids. In that context, it's also a smear word. When 'bullying' merely means kids mean-mouthing other kids, for whatever reasons, rather than coercion, law is outa the question. Non-legally binding rules by private entities forbidding such 'bullying' can be brought to bear on it by those entities.MikeKevittnoreply@blogger.com