If your friend is being bullied, don't stand there. Fight back, give it all you've got. Protect yourself and one's you love and/or care. If your friend is being beat up, go ahead and fight the assholes without remorse or second thought. No matter how bad the punishment is or how much you get scolded, just be proud that you did something right out pure defense and instinct. Life has the tendency to f**k with you and if anything will try to put you down. Don't let them f**k with you like that. You aren't going down without a fight my friend.