Because he's an adult with options. He can leave the team.
He did leave the team. And people are mocking him for it.
He can change his phone number.
So he should have to change things in his life over a teammate being a dick? He did nothing wrong, so the problem should be dealt with.
He can do any number of things to remove himself from the situation (as he did), or remove Incognito from the situation. Children can't just leave school - they have to be there. Martin had options.
Most videos on the internet of kids being bullied or beat up are not filmed in school, it's outside.
I don't know if you plan on having kids or not, but you'll understand what I'm about to tell you if you ever decide to. Bullies are the most vile lowlife human beings on the planet. There is nothing worse than having your son, daughter, niece or nephew crying and being treated for depression and going to therapy because they are relentlessly bullied and nobody will do anything about it. It's a horrible feeling to feel so helpless and terrified that it could go too far one day. And trust me, there is nothing at all that can be done about a bully until the bully is removed from the situation. School preach all day about how anti-bullying they are, but they don't care one iota, it's all done for image. Unless the schools in this area are just ****.
My daughter is 12 years old. She has Asperger's, and she goes out of her way to be friends with everybody, and she judges nothing. She is a truly special kid, and loves everybody with no judgement or opinions. It might sound ridiculous to some people, but I wish I could be more like she is with people. The problem that arose, was since she is such a great people person, she even goes out of her way with Down's kids, amputees, and kids in wheelchairs at her school to be their friend. In her words, she said everyone deserves a friend, because everyone deserves to smile. But kids being the jerks they tend to be, she gets teased for it. People pick on her for being (in their words) friends with retards and cripples. At first, it was just teasing like that. Over the years, it progressed to people making fun of her clothes, her hair, etc. just because their venom over her choice in friends wasn't working. While the teasing about being friends with everyone didn't seem to bother her, the teasing over her looks, clothes, etc. really destroys her inside. I'm not being biased by saying she is a beautiful girl, I hear it all the time, and that's part of where the problem lies. Girls like to bully girls who are pretty and have a good sense of fashion. Nothing in life will ever change that, they've been that way for ages. But as thick skinned as she is, it gets to you eventually. The teasing eventually turned into threats, and evolved into girls throwing food at her, pulling her hair, etc. After trying in vain to get the school with the anti bullying zone signs everywhere to intervene with no success, we couldn't take it anymore. We found out where these kids lived, and I went around and confronted these parents face to face and let them know how it would be dealt with if they didn't control their kid. Most of it stopped, but some parents just don't care, they're as bad as their kids. What can you do? I can't just go kicking in doors and knocking people out because their kid is an asshole. But I'll tell you what, I'm on the verge of losing my **** over this asshole down the street. She's in therapy once a month and taking antidepressants, but she still has really bad days.
My sister is dealing with the same thing with her 13 year old daughter. The girl is gorgeous, wins everything, she's popular as hell, etc. As a result, she's relentlessly bullied. My sister lives in Chesapeake, so it isn't confined to one school system. She has been to the school numerous times to raise hell, confronted parents, etc. Nothing works. the schools do absolutely nothing about it. My sister dealt with this as best she could until her daughter tried to OD on pills to end the pain. My sister is now suing the school for doing nothing for the past 2 years while my sister has brought it to their attention dozens of times. The school never once contacted the parents of those involved, never suspended anyone, no detention, nothing. They instead called the kids into the office and told them to stop. Never anything more, by the admittance of staff.
My friend in NC has an 11 year old daughter who just went to a funeral a few weeks ago for her best friend that killed himself at 10 ****ing years old, because he liked to dance and sing, so kids relentlessly teased him and called him a fag until he couldn't take it anymore. That should never be something any parent or child ever has to deal with. Bullies are worthless, and they should be dealt with as harshly as possible until they get it through their thick skulls. And age and size should never matter.
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