Casey Heynes

Casey Heynes was punched several times before he picked up Ritchard Gale, tossed him to the pavement and became an international celebrity. Gale was not letting up- in fact he seemed to be gaining confidence with every punch and was being egged on by at least two off-camera accomplices. People are weighing in from all corners of the world. Inevitably, some experts and others are saying that Casey should have walked away. The fact is he had been walking away and turning the other cheek for...Read Full Story

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Casey Heynes was a chubby and quiet 16-year old Australian boy who was going about his normal school routine, when this skinny little rat named Richard Gale, along with his school posse, started harassing Casey along the hallways of Chifley College’s Dunheved Campus. The overconfident and cocky Richard threw the first punch, hitting Casey in the face, and nothing happens. Then he threw in some jabs in Casey's midsection taunting him even more. Big mistake. So this Australian boy is already...Read Full Story

If you've ever been bullied growing up, then you'll no doubt immediately empathize and cheer for Casey Heynes, the 16-year-old Australian high school student who not only stood up to one of his many bullies, but pile-drove him into the ground. Heynes lit up the internet when a video of him fighting back against a 7th grade student by the name of Ritchard Gale was posted on YouTube.  Since then Heynes, who has been lovingly dubbed "Little Zangief" by the masses after the famous Street Fighter...Read Full Story

Casey Heynes is not a hero… He doesn’t think so either. He wishes the whole thing never happened. “Asked if he was a superhero, he laughed and said: ‘No I wish I was.’” (Rosie Squires, TheTelegraph.com.au- read full article here.) First, let’s take a breath and get some perspective on this specific incident. This event is the latest example of the all too typical schoolyard bullying incident that involves a smaller kid, in this case Ritchard Gale, trying to impress some of his friends by...Read Full Story