<p>“At that point she informed them that exessive noise and especially verbal abuse will not be tolerated. Again it was kind of funny because other students came into the hall hearing the discussion going on and when the boys finally realized that intimidation would not work they turned down the music closed their door and were not heard from. Everyone on the floor cheered and my D went to her room shaking but proud that she did not back down”</p>
<p>Richie Cunningham once asked Fonzi about his tough-guy reputation, and Fonzi explained that once you get a reputation for not backing down, people tend to leave you alone (“peace through strength”). It’s the same reason that it’s a good strategy when you first go to prison or get a new job to pick a confrontation with one of the toughest people…others will see that you aren’t afraid and will think twice about messing with you.</p>