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Why do bullies find it necessary to pick with the quiet folk?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 25, 2016
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Bullies have nothing to do. They bully people in order to be pleased by seeing someone feel bad. You don't have to worry about them. You've to worry about people that get bullied and help them out.
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Apr 8, 2019
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I wouldn’t say “necessary” more like an easy target. Because for one, many bullies might find that the quiet ones are easier to target, because they might not be able to speak up for themselves. I know personally that lots of bullies get jealous and pick on the quiet ones to boost the ego that they don’t have, they do that to make themselves feel better and make the quieter ones feel worse, which is obviously isn’t right, but bullies also pick on them because they also might be the “odd ones” or the “loners” so they feel like the quiet ones are an easy target.
Profile: Emily619
Emily619 on Jun 22, 2015
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Bullies find it necessary to pick with the quiet folk because they think the quiet folk would not tell anyone about it, or that the quiet folk doesn't have any feelings, when, in reality, the quiet folk most certainly does.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 6, 2015
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I think people feel that quiet people are more weak and since they're usually not popular, they don't have anyone to stand up for them and they won't stand up for themselves either. They also usually don't have a large influence on the people around them so the bullies don't have to fear getting in trouble with groups.
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H3r3ForYou on Apr 6, 2015
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Most bullies have had someone bully them in the past. Which probably made them feel weak, so in order to appear strong, they bully other people. The quiet folk are the least likely to argue back and therefore are an easy target for bullies to appear strong.
Profile: mellowforsure
mellowforsure on Jun 17, 2015
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I think that bullies have insecurities and have some how learned that behavior. It is often an attention getter. They often pick on the quiet kids because they feel as if they will not stand up or speak up for themselves. This is not always the case though.
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Anonymous on Sep 14, 2015
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Most of the time bullies don't know what they're doing. They can't live with themselves alone and need someone else to fule their life. And someone who is not very outspoken and difficult is alot easier to deal with.
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Anonymous on Jan 4, 2016
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Because they think the quiet person will just allow them to do it and the won't say anything........
Profile: AeranDawn
AeranDawn on Feb 22, 2016
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Bullies find it necessary to pick with the quiet folk because bullies themselves are weak individuals that cannot act on those that will "make a big deal" out of the bullying act. They see quiet people as weak people and therefore they become targets, even when quietness is a kind of strength, a kind of barrier, within itself.
Profile: KatieWhite
KatieWhite on Apr 19, 2016
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Bullies think the quiet are the easiest targets. They won't go after someone that they think can beat them. Bullies want to ake people afraid of them and they won't look for a challenge.
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