But just outside Texarkana, in Sleepy Stamps, Arkansas, it was rarely that way for Colt Todd. I got tired of it, and I didn't want to have to go back there again. Tired of being bullied, Colt hid in the woods next to Stamps High School with his .22 rifle and wounded two innocent bystanders. The jury gave Colt the minimum sentence after he told them about the bullies. So I felt if I did, it wouldn't really make a difference.
Experts say victims of bullying are often too embarrassed to complain.
Sometimes, they're picked on for being too skinny or fat. Others are sensitive or anxious or distressed or just an easy target. Research indicates there are two or three victims in every class of 20. They enjoy causing pain. One study in Norway found 85 percent of bullies in 2nd grade had felony convictions by age 24.