@Cruiser
Interesting. Although I suspect that the best answer may have been rewarded due to dearth of more responses… I think it was a good answer in the sense that it takes the blame away from the victim and lets them see a brighter to side to the events. Victims of bullying typically may be seen as timid and not courageous since they didn’t stand up to the abuse at the time. They are also typically given all the blame by bullies, by critics and some very unskilled supporters and that in my opinion is the last thing they need. Nothing in the answer mentioned seemed false to me… it indeed takes a lot of courage for a bullied victim to go about their daily lives facing their tormentors than it does for a bully who simply is part of a herd that is oppressing the targeted individual.
Its ironic that you say that it does nothing to solve their problems… because I think it actually does a lot more than what some traditional answers will say.
We tend to despise murderers, rapists and terrorists in our society. Bullies… who subject extreme amounts of torment onto their targets are essentially killing and devastating people without physically killing them. Sympathizing with them only strengthens them in the sense that they won’t have any serious repercussions to face. Showing a very strong disdain and punishing them for actions is what will bring results.