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No Innocent Bystanders

Author William Burroughs makes the provocative statement "There are no innocent bystanders" and then asks the equally provocative question, "What were they doing there in the first place?" The Bullying Circle (see illustration on previous page), developed by Dan Olweus, Ph.D. , of the University of Bergen, Norway, one of the world's leading researchers on bullying and peer harassment, indicates who these not-so-innocent bystanders are and what they are doing in a bullying situation.

Starting with the bully/bullies on the left side of the circle, he names counterclock- wise in order of complicity the various characters surrounding the "target—the one who is exposed":

A. Bully/Bullies—who start the bullying and take an active part.

B. Followers/Henchmen—who take an active part but do not start the bullying.

C. Supporters: Passive Bully/Bullies—who support the bullying but do not take an active part.

D. Passive Supporters: Possible Bully/Bullies—who like the bullying but do not display open support.

In the middle between left and right:

E. Disengaged Onlookers—who watch what happens; say, "It is none of my business"; don't take a stand.

On the right side of the circle:

F. Possible Defenders—who dislike the bullying and think they ought to help out (but don't do it).

And the one group who are not bystanders:

G. Defenders of the Target—who dislike the bullying and help or try to help the one who is exposed—the target.
— the bully, the bullied and the bystander
© 2002 Barbara Coloroso
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