Do/would you initiate a fight?

Suppose, you're driving to work and some annoying kid behind you, keeps honking for no reason.

Would you..

a. make him pullover and punch him in the face or
b. just talk to him and explain what he is doing is wrong?

I just want to know, under what circumstances did you guys have to hit someone. Share your stories!

P.S. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Permalink Reply by James M. Gray on November 2, 2009 at 12:58pm: Berserk

Man beating woman is a Redneck thing and we see it a lot in the South.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by southpaw0727 on November 2, 2009 at 1:12pm: True, I saw a guy hit a woman once and lost my cool. I didn't hit him but I scared him and talked her into leaving him.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berserk on November 2, 2009 at 2:12pm: Don't the cops do anything about it?

Report them!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 2, 2009 at 3:00pm: At least in this country, the cops are not obligated to protect individual citizens. Their job is to take a report and (maybe) try to solve the crime, long after it's been committed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 2, 2009 at 2:48pm: I take it you've never driven around Detroit after dark. Of course it's more like "Pimp beating 'ho,"...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 2, 2009 at 2:46pm: I agree - a high "gun per car" ratio lends itself to more polite motorists.

Of course, in a state that allows it, I'd want to be on the correct side of the "gun per car" ratio - it's a lot easier to deploy your gun while you sit in the front seat than it is to do your fancy Muay Thai kick, wushu pinkie-finger-death-lock, or whatever!

Also, there's nothing as comforting as having a loaded pistol at hand while you're at the drive-thru ATM...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 2, 2009 at 2:32pm: Either a or b would be a foolish course of action. Okay, "a" more so than "b."

Obviously with a. you're the aggressor and would deserve pretty much whatever happened to you afterward.

With b. you're just asking for trouble. He could be hoping you'll pull over just so he can jack your ride or something. It would be a needless risk and it's not your job anyway to instruct him on correct driving behavior and manners.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 2, 2009 at 2:51pm: But if you leave aside the whole traffic thing - I could definitely imagine circumstances where you'd want to do a pre-emptive strike...like you see someone going for a weapon, or 3 thugs surround you and are getting ready to attack...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berserk on November 2, 2009 at 10:18pm: SheepDog
Yes, I know the first choice would be very stupid but when you've had a bad day, you're not going to think about the consequences. You will regret what you did, later on though.

I've managed to keep my cool at all times, since I don't like fighting and creating a scene.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sylexis on November 3, 2009 at 5:19pm: Thinking on this more, I think I would have to say I often times wanted to hurt people, but I've never wanted to harm someone.

Harm them to any point of injury, certainly not. Smack some sense into 'em... Definitely felt that draw a time or two ;); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SheepDog on November 4, 2009 at 2:43pm: Like Sally(?I think) in the Dilbert comics: "Must...restrain...Fist of Death!"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berserk on November 5, 2009 at 1:21am: So, I almost yelled at two idiots, yesterday, that were about to hit us (my buddy was driving).

I don't know what their emergency was, but they decided to be rash. The freeway is not a god damn race track!; ▶ Reply to This

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