I actually have to disagree with you because I believe childhood bullying(and even adult bullying/harassment) is more complex than simply 'normal people trying to straighten out degenerates'. I mean, if you look at what's happening now, SJWs are bullying normies into submission which implies that it's not just 'normalcy' which determines who wields the power in a bully-victim relationship. I believe elements like nepotism as well as majority opinion/'strength in numbers'(regardless of whether such an opinion is 'degenerate' or not) also have strong influence on who becomes a bully and can even outweigh traditional factors like dominant/alpha traits like beauty, aggression and physical strength. Therefore, I'm still quite adamant that bullying and harrassment at any age isn't exactly ideal to keep a population in check because it's a slippery slope.