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Originally Posted by CityOfAngels
...and that lesson is: If someone gets in your face, don't get in theirs. Swing first and ask questions later.
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I got my ass beat. Why? Because I didn't swing first. I let myself get caught by surprise.
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Um, if, in all situations when you face a confrontation, you physically retaliate immediatly, then my guess is that you'll be posting from the prison computer pretty soon.
Dude, the reason you got your ass beat is because you went after this guy. He was in the major-wrong by punching you after you didn't back down. Your next step should have been to step back, tell him that he's insane, and
walk the fuck away!!!
Hitting first is not a good way to defend oneself. Hell, I've tried to stay away from physical assult my entire life. I've never been in a fight, because I've never had to. There's very, very few reasons to fight anyone (money and survival)...saving face with a stranger over a game of basketball is not one of them.
You could have walked away and had a good story to tell your buddies over beers about these asshats you played ball against tonight. Instead, you're gonna be spending time in the ER (note: if you haven't gone yet, you might want to. You know, most people like their teeth where they are,
in their mouth.
Hopefully, one day you'll realize that fighting back only leads to more trouble than it's worth, and that the calm solution is usually the best.