Claim #1 Power
Power is one of the root causes that can drive any bully become what it is now. According to Bob Sullo (2010): The need for power drives more bullies than any other need. The physical and/or psychological power wielded by a bully is enormous. What is it about power that can drive somebody to mistreat someone who is weaker. Hurting their life. Well I believe that the hunger for power may come from childhood experience. In my experience as a child I was born in a ghetto neighborhood where violence was more common than seeing eggs under a chicken. There was a point in my life where I saw a lot of power within a group of people. My reaction to this was to achieve what they had achieved. I soon realized that there power was gained through mistreatment and abuse. This also may be the case for some bullies out there, but maybe did not have the youth guidance as I did to see that violence was not a way to get power.