So is it really a question of respect or is it a question of ego?
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So is it really a question of respect or is it a question of ego?
Royal Flush
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maybe ego but if you let someone slap you like that and do nothing about it then you have other issues which i willl not mention my friend to each his own i guess whaever
As a wise man once told me; who doesn't have issues?
I just figure that restraint is the right thing to do because the outcome is usually better, and it takes greater strength (of character). The easy thing to do is usually the wrong thing to do.
Royal Flush
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i guess we can go back and forth but its not important to me what you would do, whats important to me is defend myself and not to take **** from anybody.
That's totally logical at a very base level especially if you're just scraping by. Now imagine a fully functioning human being with something to lose. See what I mean?
Royal Flush
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you mean like self respect and dignity? yeah i can imagine
There's a difference between restraint in beating the crap out of the guy or at least raising your hands to deflect his smack. Hell...why the heck did he even apologize? What did he do wrong?
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I understand your passion. Picking your battles carefully is an acquired skill. Sitting on your $15k pride and joy might not be the best time to go apesshhiitt. As an example.
Yeah, that I dunno. Missed it the first time I listened. I think he was just caught off guard and wanted to defuse the situation. Or, maybe he had something to apologise for?
FWIW, my immediate reaction while viewing was to reach for my kickstand. I think I would have got off my bike and went towards him, probably to keep him away from it. If he slapped me and walked away like that I would have followed him to find out what he was so ****** about. I've had road rage incidents before that end up in a discussion rather than a fight. I've had people apologise to me, and I've done some apologising. It happens.
Of course if he was one of these heroes like we seem to have here, he might have taken offense to my questioning and tried to hit me again. If so, I would probably consider him a threat and shove him back or something, I dunno exactly.
What would you guys have done, followed him as he walked away and punched him in the back of the head like they did to that Leafs fan in Boston? People need to get a grip, seriously.
Of course if he was one of these heroes like we seem to have here, he might have taken offense to my questioning and tried to hit me again. If so, I would probably consider him a threat and shove him back or something, I dunno exactly.
What would you guys have done, followed him as he walked away and punched him in the back of the head like they did to that Leafs fan in Boston? People need to get a grip, seriously.
Dresden
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STaylorT
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LMAOOO!!! that made me actually LOL...
And I swear, if anyone did that to me... while I was wearing my helmet, and gloves... Game over for little VW ******.
This makes me so mad!
LoneRonin
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Ok...you guys have gotten really carried away here. I just want to know what the guy looked like on his bike, because how did that guy just have the audacity to slap a guy on a bike with camera's rolling. I think its fair to say buddy must have looked like a *****/stupid squid and the VW wanted to look cool for the camera...
I'm quite confident in myself and very comfy having to handle a situation if it comes to fisticuffs but even I would think twice before starting **** with a dude on a bike...You never know who it could be under that helmet.
A couple summers ago I met and chatted with UFC fighter Mark Bocek at Burrito Boyz on a Tuesday night, he was also riding and was the most unassuming and soft spoken guy amongst all the other riders, even his own buddies who were all tattooed and bigger than him. This was before his high profile fights and he wasn't as well known, I was the only guy there that knew him, it made me think how he looked like any normal rider but would kick the **** out of anyone there that night, then again he'd be the last one to provoke anyone or get into a fight...
I'm quite confident in myself and very comfy having to handle a situation if it comes to fisticuffs but even I would think twice before starting **** with a dude on a bike...You never know who it could be under that helmet.
A couple summers ago I met and chatted with UFC fighter Mark Bocek at Burrito Boyz on a Tuesday night, he was also riding and was the most unassuming and soft spoken guy amongst all the other riders, even his own buddies who were all tattooed and bigger than him. This was before his high profile fights and he wasn't as well known, I was the only guy there that knew him, it made me think how he looked like any normal rider but would kick the **** out of anyone there that night, then again he'd be the last one to provoke anyone or get into a fight...
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brucewayne
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bocek rides? wow didn't know that. what does he ride?
LoneRonin
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gsxr 750
brucewayne
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lol
those are 2 of the few guys that could whoop a fully geared rider in seconds. i feel sorry for whoever slaps either one of those 2.
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those are 2 of the few guys that could whoop a fully geared rider in seconds. i feel sorry for whoever slaps either one of those 2.
That's the thing. It's a wild and woolly world out there. I have been surprised by the martial arts credentials of some people I've met thru life. They never look the part. And then there's the natural street brawler under a helmet. And weapons. You don't know who you're getting. I'd rather de-escalate unless I were assured victory.
That dude actually got lucky. If he was in a carry/conceal state, he might have pizzed off the wrong guy
