Mrrzy's history is not out of the realm of what I believe bullies would do. I never got beaten up. I was strong, and I think they were afraid adults might catch them, but if they'd been somewhere where they wouldn't have been caught, who knows?

The problem was (and probably still is) that they DON'T get caught, and the victim can often feel like it's more trouble to tell someone than to just pretend everything's fine. Especially if they feel guilty for being a target.

In the end, it comes down to not believing things are a certain way just because it's convenient not to look too closely.