Helpless power 2

Strong experiences and dreams we have as young will influence us under the rest of our life and sometimes force us to act in compulsive ways. Popularly said: boys will be boys.
It is a mind phenomenon. Whatever we get into our mind - with strong feeling - will eventually manifest externally.
To be young is to be exposed to intense instincts and ruthless people of all ages. The experience is sometimes unbearable. It creates dreams, for boys often about power.
The problem is when these dreams manifest at an age and in a situation where consideration, compassion, sophistication, kindness and sensitivity would be appropriate. Instead we get blunt force.
Like all mind phenomenon this can be dealt with through analysis, understanding and systematic re-programming by the individual concerned. Others can not do the task.
More direct methods as resistance, violence, laws, blackmail, public debate, nasty tricks and the like will never work on their own. They can misfire, as they might lead to an analysis about unfair methods rather than about the real problem.
The best is of course to have an environment for young people where complex dreams including cooperation, generosity and the power of understanding can flourish.