Example: There is a blue belt in my Gym that tries to crush all the new guys in class and I have seen a few not return because of it. To me that is not the attitude to have as a blue belt. To me your supposed to try and keep them coming because it helps everyone when more folks are coming to class. Whats even more disgusting is when he rolls with guys his skill level he pisses and moans about what hurts before they roll and has an excuse every time he is submitted. Just a few days ago he was rolling with a white belt (Of Course) and he was elbowed in the nose. He jumps up, growls and walks to the bathroom passing all the heavy bags and punching the wall instead. Needless to say my coach got pissed and told him that is not the way a blue belt is supposed to act.
What a horrible attitude. When I roll with white belts, especially new guys, I consciously work defense WAY more than I do offense. I'll let guys pass, get me in really bad positions (like side control with both of my arms out of position), work subs, etc. That way I get to work on my defense AND they get to see the big picture instead of just trying to survive the whole time.
If they constantly make the same mistake despite being told, then yeah, I'll sweep or sub them. Or if the roll's been going for a while and I've been defending for most of it, then I'll work some offense. But even then, I'm not trying to crush them unless it's the kind of new guy who's going way too hard and needs to be taught to understand how to tune it down a notch when rolling.
On the flip side, when I first got my blue, I worked ZERO offense on white belts (new or not). I guess without thinking about it, I was subconsciously being way too meek because I didn't want to be like the guy you mentioned. Eventually, I recognized what I was doing and got back to that happy middle ground when rolling. Another blue that got promoted right after me said that he had done the same thing; trying so hard not to be a "bully" that you go too far the other way and roll too easy with white belts.
So I guess my point is there's also a certain maturity level that you should reach before you get your Blue belt so your not a total Douche to every new guy off the street.
And no, even though maturity comes with age that doesn't mean you don't deserve a belt because your younger then the white belt next to you.
Totally agree. This is what I was talking about earlier when I said that promotions should reflect more than mat skill and also include attitude, maturity, etc.