When shit goes bad, tell your parents.
It's worth the scolding, which is a sign of LOVE. Only a parent who truly loves and cares for his or her child will scold them. Those parents who say not are guilty of child neglect.
All neglect does is show to a child that they are free to do ANYTHING, even kill.
So if you see a peer doing anything they want, then gently scold them. Even if they beat you up, you have done the right thing.
However, even a person who shows his peers his or her loving nature does not stand for violent confrontation when they act out.
Love still must be tempered by nn iron fist.