Video of bullying victim body slamming bully goes viral

Is this exactly what anti-bullying groups need to draw more attention to their cause—or will this somehow make the problem worse?

The 16-year-old Australian student had enough of the torment from some fellow students and finally snapped, picking up his bully and body-slamming him to the ground.

Because this is the digital age, it was captured on a cell phone camera and posted to the Web—and it promptly went viral.

It’s spawned an impressive meme, which includes a budding Facebook presence and other meme-tastic entries.

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