Being harassed!

LegacyUser

the last year of school, there was a group of boys that would hang around near my school and when i'd walk over they would start shouting at me. Well more like roaring. Just the one word- boots. Quite meaningless. But when you're by yourself in a public place and there's a group roaring at you it's completely humiliating and i hate going back to that place because there is always at least one person around somewhere that is going to yell at me. I don't know any of the boys in the group. A few of my guy friends think its funny and don't see how much it upsets me.

I have to go back to that place regularly soon because i've got a new job there and i'm so worried that the whole thing is going to start up again. I feel like i can't say anything to them because they will just laugh at me or not even give me a chance to say something because they'll be shouting at me so loudly.

any ideas what i should do??

LegacyUser

Boys are always very brave when they're in their packs. If they shout at you again, go up to them and ask them why they're shouting at you. More than likely they'll be embarrassed because you've called them on their loutish behaviour. Tell them that it makes you feel very uncomfortable to be shouted at like that. There might be one or two in the group however who'll think they're the big man and try to make it look as if it's your problem. You can be sure though that there'll be one or two decent guys in the group who'll suddenly cop on that they're being jerks, which will hopefully lead to the group breaking up a bit

good luck

rathbaner

Film them, post teh bullies on Youtube with their names and addresses. Then let their parents know so they can check it out.

They deserve a kick in the backside.

S23

unregistered wrote: »

Boys are always very brave when they're in their packs. If they shout at you again, go up to them and ask them why they're shouting at you. More than likely they'll be embarrassed because you've called them on their loutish behaviour. Tell them that it makes you feel very uncomfortable to be shouted at like that. There might be one or two in the group however who'll think they're the big man and try to make it look as if it's your problem. You can be sure though that there'll be one or two decent guys in the group who'll suddenly cop on that they're being jerks, which will hopefully lead to the group breaking up a bit

good luck

I'd ignore this unless you are really capable of defending yourself against numerous assailants. While confronting them might seem the morally righteous thing to do it could quite easily lead to you getting your face caved in.

I seriously doubt they will be embarrased about being confronted and I completely disagree that 'you can be sure hough that there'll be one or two decent guys in the group who'll suddenly cop on that they're being jerks'.

If you confront a large group about it you're likely to at the very least come in for even more verbal abuse, isolate yourself even more and quite possible get the face smacked off you.

Are you absoultely certain they will still be in the area? I mean you say you were in the same school and you left last year (presuming so since you are no entering employment)? Surely they aren't just going to hang around outside the same school they left last year?

tbh

smile. wave. repeat.

LegacyUser

go over to them, and join in with the roaring. seriously. the joke will soon wear off for them..
don't let it get to you.