VIDEO: Boy body-slams his alleged bully

(CBS News) 

In Australia, a bullying victim has become an Internet hero after he turned the tables on his tormentor. And it was all caught on tape Monday.

Casey Heynes is seen backed up against a wall, being punched several times by a younger, smaller boy.

Suddenly, Casey body-slams the alleged bully, sending him scampering off.

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Footage of the fight at Chifley College, Dunheved Campus at North St. Mary's has since gone viral, with hundreds of comments garnered on Facebook -- many in support of Casey.

According to the Sydney Telegraph, both students were suspended for four days after the incident.

Casey's father told the Australian publication on Tuesday his son had been the victim of bullying for several years and feared for his safety if he spoke about the fight.

"There'll be reprisals from other kids in the school and he still has to go to school somewhere," he said.

"He's not a violent kid; it's the first time he's lashed out and I don't want him to be victimized over that.

"He's always been taught never to hit. Apparently, other people's parents don't teach their kids that."

One student interviewed by the Sydney Telegraph said, "People pick on (Casey) every single day, they hit him around and stuff, and he just got sick of it and let out the anger."

As for the student Casey body-slammed, according to New South Wales Department of Education and Training spokeswoman, he suffered a grazed knee in the incident.

[thewiseguy1997]

That's how it should be, you f*ck with the people and you get your ass kicked! I'm going to do the same thing if any piece of **** tries to punch me! He shouldn't have been suspended.

[BlueSunlight01]

who is this stupid **** who has been magically crowned an "expert" please tell me you are kidding me! She is apparently on something or in her own little world in my opinion! I'm not an expert but I know that that little guy just learned a valuable life lesson:Don't mess with people bigger than you and also, don't mess with people period. seriously, who booked her? Whoever did should be fired! That woman (or that thing)apparently needs to get a good dose of common sense.

[believenothinguread]

This is awesome. Too bad the little kid was able to walk away.

[meatrex1]

Looks like the little Joey took a trip down-under. A sucker punch to the face.... he deserved nothing less than the simple throwdown. The fact that this Mack-Truck didnt back up and finish him off shows incredible strength. I love how the chick in the background stepped
up and shoved off the little tikes backup. This has been going on and will still go on. Flip it and everyone knows about it. Shocking. Not!

[wlhoppers]

Ms Bartel is an idiot. She hasn't got a grain of common sense - obviously gets all her info/intel from books - written by people like her who have never had real-life experiences in their chosen field.

Anyone who has a child suffering from being bullied, do yourself and your son a favor and ignore Ms. Bartel. Many of the posts here offer must more appropriate advice and it's because they've been through it.

[Tokelungdui200]

Could Dr. Susan Bartell the mother of a bully? Her prescription for a victim of bullying is to walk away, and not defend yourself. Well, what if the bully (s) persist and follow or chase the victim? In my opinion, Dr. Bartell is enabling, and an apologist for bullies. If she is the mother of a bully (s), she surely doesn't want her bully (s) harmed or suffer consequences for his or her actions. Partents failing to supervise and discipline their offsping contributes to future bullying and create future criminals, and job security for law enforcement and prison employees.

[Dawn8459]

Many children that bully have been bullied themselves, whether by another child or worse, by an adult or adults. That gives them no excuse. There is never a good reason for such and if parents can't help or will not help their child, then they need to accept responsibility and it is the systems' responsibilities to take over, even if it means referring the child(ren)to the right organizations to get this help....going as far as taking a child out of their home for a period of time to get this help for them. The persons working with these children need to have specialized training and be more aware of the mental needs of these children. They do have some problems and so they do not hurt themselves or someone else, they need help.....rather than putting them out of school or other minimal actions they do so they wander the streets, hurt themselves, or hurt others. We first need to admit the child(ren)have a real need and then get the assistance for them before they grow up to even be worse or dead.

I do believe in "self-defense" but that means hit once, put them down, walk away. If one continues to hit then it becomes an altercation between the two, rather than self-defense. If it is self-defense then that child that did such if they felt threatened physically, then they should not get suspended. They do need help and it is the school system's, not just the parents' responsibilities if it happens in school. It is the community's organizational systems to work together (with parents if they care about their children {too many really don't care or children learned this from one or both of their parents}to make sure all the children get the help they need. Yes it cost the communities; but not as much as it would if it continues, esp. into adulthood. I have seen it too often as a very active volunteer with children and young adults and also being a foster mom of over 75 children (all but 1 boys) that I took from the streets when I saw needs and did not get them through any system. These children fell through the cracks and basically were thrown out to the wolves.

I pray for all involved.
God's Blessings

[aw151262]

When I was a kid I always ran from trouble or confrontation. It hurts to be punched and called names. It also gave me a reputation of being afraid.

When I was in 7th grade a had a problem with a bully. I was afaid to walk to my friends house 2 blocks away. I was also on the heavy side. My parents tried talking to his parents but none of that worked. One day I saw the kid who was picking on me. He stopped me and began to call me names and push me. I decided this time I was not going to take it. I responded by pushing him and we got into a fight. To my surprised I kicked his butt. Afterwards we were friends. Afterwards I went where I wanted without fear. Sometimes you got to take care of problems yourself.

When I was in 9th grade another kid I thought was my friend began to bully me over a girl. I had no interest in the girl but for some reason he picked at me for the entire summer. I took his crap for a few months. One night we were hanging out and he and his girl friend showed up. He started picking at me. I went to him and said stop it or else. He got up and sucker punched me. The next thing I remember my freinds were pulling me off him. I kicked his butt in front of his girl friend. That was the last fight I ever had.

I went through high shool with no bullying issues. I was friends with just about everyone in school.

I am not nor have I ever been aggresive toward others but I believe that defending yourself and living without fear serves well as we grow up. I believe most call it respect and self esteem.

To the boy who slamed the bully, You handled it perfectly. You let him know he was wrong and you were not going to take the intimidation any longer. You walked away after the deed and did not gloat. You also showed others they can do the same thing when threatened. You also showed other bullies to beware.

[wlhoppers]

I really like what you said and I applaud both your level of self-defense and common sense.

I too, do not advocate violence but there does come a time when you have to stand up for yourself or spend the rest of your life living in fear.

I let four girls in high school, back in 1972-74, bully me without reprisal and it left a huge scar. I have forgiven them but I've never forgotten. When I see them at class reunions I don't see them as adults, but as those "mean girls" and they always have a look of shame in their eyes. Too bad it had to be like that.

[Tokelungdui200]

Hooray for standing to intimidation. Let the doc raise her own cowardly, afraid, little victim. There is now one bully who will think again before intimidating others, and one young man with earned self-esteem.

[nathaninkc]

Shame on CBS for such lame coverage. This segment just aired in our time zone and my wife & I are both so incensed. That "psychologist" is an absolute idiot. I feel sorry for her clients if this is the approach she usually uses. My son is the smallest kid in his grade and has been bullied. I am working with him to teach him how to stick up for himself and not walk away. If we teach our children to run to the authorities and avoid isolation they will never learn to be comfortable with themselves and secure in isolated situations. Bullies simply find a way to isolate the victim and continue. School authorities are fairly useless anyway. My son was being hit by his step father and I took him to the school counselor as a first step in halting this behavior. The school counselor shares the same idiotic beliefs as cbs' expert. She actually asked my son what he was doing to deserve being hit. My son & I were amazed. After confronting my ex and his step dad the abuse has stopped, mostly. Congratulations to the victim in the video. He has taken the absolutely correct first step to stop being a victim.