Victims getting even with bullies did not breach violence code, says CBSC

OTTAWA – Despite its fight scenes, a showed called Bully Beatdown did not contravene the violence code, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has found.Bully Beatdown is a reality program hosted by Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion Jason “Mayhem” Miller that allows victims of bullying to get even with their bullies by inviting those bullies to compete against a real MMA fighter. In the episode that aired on MTV Canada on April 21, 2009, a young man asked Miller to help him get even with his younger, but significantly bigger, brother who was in the habit of beating up his older...