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A massive physical assault is the only answer to this type of abuse. On one occasion a 2x4 to the gut as the bully turned the corner was a valuable lessoned learned by him as to whom he could and could not be pick on. If they are not left bloody or gasping for air then your retaliation will only egg them on.

If you are of the mind that a titty twister never REALLY hurt anyone, then I agree. Likewise, a massive blow to the gut with a board or to the knee with a bat will not kill you but it will send a message. Additionally, if your ribs are broken, it becomes difficult to bully. If your knee is bent backward, it becomes difficult to walk, let alone bully.

If someone is going to court, let it be me. Let the bully explain to his friends how someone half his size managed to get the better of him.

I can see that point to and if it was a case of David bullying someone, I would be the first to be after him for it. I always told my kids when some one bullied them, "I am sorry about that, but I'll be sorrier if I ever find out you treated someone like that."
The victim is 25 lbs heavier than David. There was no existing problem between the boys until the father made something out of it that it wasn't. When the waitress said to David "What do you want" and the Cox kid chimed in "yo mama" do you think that was taken at face value? My son saw an awkward kid who he thought was trying to act cool to fit in and my son treated him the way that they treat each other. The reason that the subsequent representation of this thing was so offensive to us is EXACTLY because David was depicted as an uncivilized bully when the opposite is true. He is a kind person and never would have deliberately exacerbated a socially backwards child problem. I found out later that David believed titty twisters to be okay because it is usual and customary practice in the school, including teachers giving them to kids. Mr. Lewis, a teacher of Davids, came to court to testify to that fact. I was not aware of that code, but apparently titty twisters are only given to comrades, not enemies. On the other hand, I can not say I was surprised when an 11 year old boy yesterday stated that Matt Cox, his neighbor, routinely punches him in the balls, an action that I don't believe has ever been construed as friendly.