What happens to the bullies?

(That sentence is grammatically correct.)

They grow up to become adult bullies.
Likely get a profession, where they get paid to be bullies.
Like cops, or republican politicians.

I agree, I think some of them—maybe not all—continue to be bullies when they grow up. But I think they’re likely to be distributed across professions (although probably a disproportionate number will become prison guards and club bouncers). I have known plenty of managers in businesses and corporate offices who were bullies. I can’t think of any bullying hairdressers or gardeners, but I’ve felt pushed around by receptionists and TSA personnel. I think they come in a lot of disguises, and I think some never, ever recognize this trait in themselves. Instead they’ll have justifications.

I also know at least one person who stopped being an abusive bully when he got off a certain category of drugs. As a kid he was actually the one who got victimized.

If I ever become a mother-in-law, I swear I will not terrorize anyone.

They go into the Army, because no other service will have them, then they become cops. And if they’re too stupid to pass the exam, they become prison guards. And if they’re too stupid to pass that civil service test, they become security guards. They need to hide behind a gun and a badge because, in reality, bullies are pussies. And enforcement. They love enforcement.

Most of the bullies from my school offed themselves by accidentally overdosing on pharmaceuticals long before the 10 year reunion. The rest are in a cycle of jail and court for petty theft crimes.

Some bullies do, indeed, outgrow such behavior and become decent adults. I know several such people; they seldom mention the harm they once caused and, when they do so, they speak with remorse and regret.

Other bullies just get older and become the office sociopath, the evil mother-in-law, the dreaded neighbor, the road-rage-aholic, etc.

Or the cop. The ones who never grow out of it need positions of authority to mask their behavior behind a veil of legitimacy. If they don’t accomplish that, they end up like the people @Seek talks about above.

I grew up, studied to be a teacher and all my students throughout the years know that one reason I am a teacher, is to make up for old sins.

I was bullied myself, I may add.

There is a pattern here and I talk about it with my students every time I get the chance.

Some most likely grow up to regret their actions, but hey…who gives a shit?
I was never bullied but that doesn’t stop me from despising the fuckers with a passion.

I was the victim of bullying and as I read this question, a thought I had is that nobody admits to being a bully.

One of the bullies I knew from 10th grade I found on FB and I friended him. Why did I friend him? Because I felt for myself, maybe thinking of him now in a friendly way would help me forgive him. He is married, was in a trade and from what I could see, was a hard drinker. He had some kind of medical issue where he was in a coma or something where he had a tough recovery. He is probably 51 years old and he looks like he’s 70.

Some of the other bullies I have no idea where they are.

I just read an article about Barbara Bush and it said that when she was young, she was one of the “mean girls” who would have friend/followers and every day, she would decide which girl they were going to ostracize that day, and they’d all shun that girl.

The bullies grew up and made a home in Fluther. ~~

Seriously, I knew a few people who said they were ruthless, and I take it they bullied some people, but they are now ministers, pastors, or strong evangelist.

@Hypocrisy_Central
AKA, adult bullies.

@jazzjeppe So, you claim that bullies can change? How so? What would make them change?

What is the pattern you are talking about?

^^ AKA, adult bullies.
I know they are here, they just want to lay it off, so I let them have their secret.