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on what basis would you beat somebody up?

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{Rage + Fear + no escape || someone I care about getting hurt}--> beat them 'til I get tired or get beaten down myself (most likely). I'm not opposed to shooting, stabbing, or clubbing to avoid or stop a beating either.
 
RearAdmiral said:
If it came to me having to fight someone, I'd probably rather shoot them, as something pretty bad would have had to happen for me to get that mad.
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I like point and click too, but what if the attacker is unarmed and smaller than you?

That's why rage is a bad thing, it makes you not consider the legal implications that kick in 'after the music stops.'

I'm just going to say that I owe a lot to my infant sons - if they hadn't been born there is a good chance I wouldn't be posting right now.

But don't get me wrong - if it's Kevin Spacey asking you to look in the box, go nuts cowboy!
 
kage69 said:
lol Dean goes Christmas Story on his ass, love that episode.


I think Hank gets him better later though, even if they didn't let him remember it. 😉
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Yup. Ultimately, he fanned the flames of a kid-on-kid fight to witness his revenge. I guess that's a bit more legal/appropriate than paying hitmen. 🙂
 
DrPizza said:
Fixed. I think the last fight I was in was 8th grade; and even then, I didn't choose to have the fight.
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Even in a slum area, the very worst thing you can do as a law-abiding adult is get into an actual fist fight. It's not hard to kill someone with a punch to the right place, or get knocked out and have even worse things happen to you.....

The bottom line is that there is no time or place for a fist fight. Maybe in some bar brawl.. but in day-to-day life (walking dogs, going to store, etc) if someone instigates a fight with you, you'd better have some backup plan other than your fists.
 
if he was Ghandi. being as Ghandi is dead it is going to be pretty hard to beat him up. and if he came back from the dead I don't think beating him up would work.
 
SpatiallyAware said:
Beat someone up???

I'm not in high school anymore. As a grown ass adult, if I'm in any sort of fight then my life must be in danger in which case the situation would not end in someone getting beat up.
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Ditto. The last time I punched someone I think I was 15-16. At that age, anything more than cuts and bruises was probably due to accident. For mentally mature adults to get into a fight probably results in hospitalisation of one or both. For mentally mature adults, the possible reasons for that situation ought to be extremely few.
 
I doubt I can win a fight so never.
Hypotetically, against anyone who is about to do the same to me.
 
kage69 said:
I like point and click too, but what if the attacker is unarmed and smaller than you?

That's why rage is a bad thing, it makes you not consider the legal implications that kick in 'after the music stops.'

I'm just going to say that I owe a lot to my infant sons - if they hadn't been born there is a good chance I wouldn't be posting right now.

But don't get me wrong - if it's Kevin Spacey asking you to look in the box, go nuts cowboy!
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Well I was looking to imply that the situation would be pretty desperate. If the guy was small and unarmed I wouldn't be looking for a fight either, the only way I would "fight" him is if I needed him dead. If I'm being attacked it's probably fine to shoot the guy.
 
Meh, who beats people up anymore?

Go to Facebook and call him/her a slut. Then hack their phone and send everything their sexts... Seriously, why do people keep naked pictures of themselves?
 
I worked as a bouncer off-and-on at punk rock bars from 2005-2009. Never as a crew, just me and whoever was bartending. Anywhere from 40-60 altercations, if I had to put a number out there.

Fighting is stupid. I haven't thrown a punch in almost 3 years. Also being sober for 3 years is probably not a coincidence. The last one ended with a pretty gnarly hand surgery.

Some fun stories but I do anything I can to avoid that stuff these days.

I came away with no major damage and no criminal record. My luck ran longer than it ever should have.
 
I laid a whoopin' on a person who broke into My Jeep many years ago. Caught him red handed inside going through my glove box. Felt bad about it afterwards because the guy was younger and rather skinny, and didn't really stand a chance.
 
If they are threatening me or my property.

Any other situation I'm best to call the cops so I don't get in trouble for harming someone. Ex: if I saw someone beating up his wife, or an animal etc. As tempting as it would be to intervene it's best to let the cops take care of it so I stay out of trouble.

But if someone was actively entering my house and not leaving when I demand them to, they'd get a beating and I'm not that strong a person so I'd use the maximum force available and turn the closest thing into a lethal weapon. I store my crow bar in a central location of the house, rather than with the rest of my tools, pretty much so I'm prepared if such situation ever arises. Chances are it never will, but never hurts to be prepared. We don't have castle rules here, but when it comes to my own safety, I make my own rules.
 
OP is new, so he doesnt know my stories about the Navy.

I used to get the shit kicked out of me on a regular basis. Once day I got fed up and fought back. No one messed with me after that. So the main rule for shorty is: When he's had enough, and no longer afraid.
 
Red Squirrel said:
If they are threatening me or my property.

Any other situation I'm best to call the cops so I don't get in trouble for harming someone. Ex: if I saw someone beating up his wife, or an animal etc. As tempting as it would be to intervene it's best to let the cops take care of it so I stay out of trouble.

But if someone was actively entering my house and not leaving when I demand them to, they'd get a beating and I'm not that strong a person so I'd use the maximum force available and turn the closest thing into a lethal weapon. I store my crow bar in a central location of the house, rather than with the rest of my tools, pretty much so I'm prepared if such situation ever arises. Chances are it never will, but never hurts to be prepared. We don't have castle rules here, but when it comes to my own safety, I make my own rules.
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Blunt-force weapon is a good start. I don't think you're allowed more than a few blows below the head in our great country though... Otherwise you get thrown in jail for assault and battery, etc.
 
WiseUp216 said:
I worked as a bouncer off-and-on at punk rock bars from 2005-2009. Never as a crew, just me and whoever was bartending. Anywhere from 40-60 altercations, if I had to put a number out there.

Fighting is stupid. I haven't thrown a punch in almost 3 years. Also being sober for 3 years is probably not a coincidence. The last one ended with a pretty gnarly hand surgery.

Some fun stories but I do anything I can to avoid that stuff these days.

I came away with no major damage and no criminal record. My luck ran longer than it ever should have.
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So you wised up? 😀 /rimshot
 
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