If someone was a bully as a child in school, would it be fair or unfair if this fact later had a negative impact on their adult life?

If someone was a bully as a child in school, would it be fair or unfair if this fact later had a negative impact on their adult life? Published on 23 August 2017 → Survey conducted on 23 August 2017 on 2948 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Fair - the impact of bullying can stick with victims into adulthood and childhood bullies should not be shielded from the consequences of their actions

46%

Unfair - people shouldn't be impacted by things they did when they were just children and didn't know better

33%

Don't know

21%

Fair - the impact of bullying can stick with victims into adulthood and childhood bullies should not be shielded from the consequences of their actions

46%

Unfair - people shouldn't be impacted by things they did when they were just children and didn't know better

33%

Don't know

21%

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