They will always attack others in anticipation that they will soon be attacked. In actuality, this behavior will only serve to show such a person as the petty and paranoid individual they are. I don't think so. Negativity breads negativity. Positive acts result in growth.
Some people grow up and pass through that stage.
Others do not. They remain juvenile delinquents throughout their lives. They are consumed by the need to prove that they have worth through besting others. This is because they simply don't feel, inside, that they have any value. None of us are perfect.