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In David and Goliath, Gladwell argues that people misjudge what appear to be “mismatched” opponents. He explains the weak may triumph not simply by finagling the rules, but by changing the very game itself. Applied to the bully/target debacle, strategies for turning the tables rest on the element of surprise; and, on a game of the unexpected. To curtail future abuses, aggressors must know that a counterattack is coming – only not one using conventional weaponry. Turn the page…