(and in all likelihood you said nothing and watched the bullying) that has bullied someone..." is absolutely outrageous and suggests that everyone has either bullied someone or condoned bullying behaviour sometime in their lifetime. Nein : 15 Nov 2012 11:22:50am Patricia, I doubt there has been a study of it, but it does appear to be likely. People tend to turn a blind eye at the very least, whether it's one person bullying another or a government bullying a minority, or even not coming to the defence of someone being trolled. The problem is, of course, that we're built with a lot of self-preservation. Sometimes we think it's simply impossible to help (and sometimes it is). If you've never done any of that, then I admire you--and I'm in awe of your time-management skills since there really is so much bullying in the world, both overt and subtle. Kane : 15 Nov 2012 1:20:38pm True. I bullied other kids when growing up until I became aware of what it was that I was doing and nowadays I since when thinking about the things I did. The thing is its hard to recognise when you are the perp. I could have said I bullied other kids when growing up but not in a serious manner in fact I was about to write this but I caught myself for while it wasn't serious to ME it would have been serious to THEM and its the effect on the victim that defines bullying