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“He just basically told me about some guys [who] got into problems with [him],” Pararas said. “[A guy] attacked him and he took a swing and that was when the cops came.”
Why are we surprised at schoolyard bullying? We live in a society in which bullies win: the macho cops, cowboys and action figures of movies and TV. George W. Bush bosses the world around. We describe overbearing behavior in adults as strong, decisive leadership; in children, we call it bullying...
“He was on our floor, randomly walking around, and didn’t look like he should be there, so I called the cops,” she said.
It's Thursday night at the Firstie Club, West Point's campus bar for seniors, and the cadets' dress code is college casual. For once, the shoes aren't shiny, nobody's wearing a hat with a plume. Instead, they're in flip-flops, board shorts or jeans, baseball hats...
The women, many of them divorced or never married, date demolition workers, cops, firefighters—the same clientele that they serve on the weekends. “It is hard to find a boyfriend in this job,” says Lexi.