How have you avoided confrontations while keeping your dignity

[Dirt Road Soldier]

I'm in the "Keep my mouth shut and walk away" camp. I really don't care if other people think I'm a bitch, a pushover, or whatever. I'd rather not have to deal with the police and legal problems that come with them, I have better things to do.

The one time I did lose my cool over something stupid saw me get slapped with felony charges. Thankfully my lawyer was no slouch and got them down to misdemeanor charges, but the ten grand and year I spent dealing with that shit was enough for one lifetime. Never again.

 

[Deleted member 409801]

There’s a difference between self defense and getting into a fight because somebody was “talking shit”. The question isn’t “what if I get jumped” it’s more based on encounters at parties and bars and stuff. Self defense isn’t going to fly when your drunk and the bar has footage of you banging with some dude in a bar.

These kids man!

" you be disrespectin me dough ? "

Seems to be a pretty glaring inverse relationship with the elevation of ones economic status and ones ability to not fight like an animal in the street over what......words ?

Chances are also extremely high that at any given time I've got a glock 26 on or near my person , fuck if I'm going down that rabbit hole of chest bumping and peacocking over some silly shit. I'm walking away and you'll let me

 

[Slobodan]

Best to avoid a confrontation if you can help it.

A few years ago I saw an older gentlemen getting beat up by a big dude. I ran and shouted "hey get away from him" hoping that would scare him. He turns around and looks me dead in the eye and says "walk away now bitch", in hindsight that would have been the smart thing to do. But I said to him "you leave him alone mister", this got him angry and he came at me and fired off a 1-2 combo, the next thing I remember was waking up with a crowd of people asking if I was alright. After dropping me he stole my wallet and ran off, a short time later the cops arrived on the scene and handed me back my wallet. They told me that after he ran off, he ran into Nicolas Cage who took care of business and the guy is now in jail.

 

[tru3f4n]

When you were younger or out at bars or clubs or house parties.

Sometimes there are those goons that look to pick fights out of sexual frustration or just looking for weaker guys to pick on in order to feel better about themselves.

Clearly you don’t want to be getting into fist fights with Random’s and possibly stabbed or jumped and beaten half to death.

I met a guy at my bank who was hit over the head with a brick from behind when facing one opponent and now drools out of the side of his mouth now for the rest of his life.

When I saw that I realized I am so damn happy I will never ever be in a street fight.

I just avoid any place that has a high % of douchebags it works really well.

 

[Organic Damage]

It's better to look like someone people don't want to fuck with than to have to prove it. That's worked pretty well for me so far.

And in that situation of having no choice but to fight, I'd be less worried about proving I was tough than keeping my ass alive. Otherwise why fight?

 

[Deleted member 409801]

Best to avoid a confrontation if you can help it.

A few years ago I saw an older gentlemen getting beat up by a big dude. I ran and shouted "hey get away from him" hoping that would scare him. He turns around and looks me dead in the eye and says "walk away now bitch", in hindsight that would have been the smart thing to do. But I said to him "you leave him alone mister", this got him angry and he came at me and fired off a 1-2 combo, the next thing I remember was waking up with a crowd of people asking if I was alright. After dropping me he stole my wallet and ran off, ashort time later the cops arrived on the scene and handed me back my wallet. They told me that after he ran off, he ran into Nicolas Cage who took care of business and the guy is now in jail.

Haven't seen you around in a while , like maybe a year of 2 . Still doing the Nick Cage thing huh?

 

[FyrFytr998]

THis is the difference between a 23 year old and a 55 year old man.

If you call a 23 year old GF a bitch hell wanna fight you. If you call a 55 year old mans wife a bitch hell prob just agree with you

Old man logic is the best logic.

 

[Slobodan]

Haven't seen you around in a while , like maybe a year of 2 . Still doing the Nick Cage thing huh?

I drop in from time to time, if I see an opportunity I'll post a good ole Cage tale, I have one for every situation haha

 

[Mr Mojo Lane]

I'm more worried about legal ramification, losing my job and legal fees. Most people can't fight for shit but think they can. I've been called a coward, b, etc b/c I've walked away from so many fights, but when shit goes down, I easily won the fights.

My roommate just told me he ain't scared of fighting and acted like he wanted to fight. I just kind of laugh b/c I would kill this dude. He thinks he is a badass cause he kicked some dudes ass in the 8th grade.

Crazy shit can happen on the street. The last fight I was in, the dude was a Judo and/or BJJ guy, so he could fight and that fight wasn't easy. The problem was is that his girlfriend hit me over the head with a beer bottle and cut me with it once. Thankfully, I didn't feel it and she didn't pursue it any further than that b/c then I would've had the dilemma of dealing with that instead of him

 

[Sansnom]

I respond with

 

[Shawn91111]

Been to plenty of bars and parties in my 20's and never was in a confrontation enough that resorted the need to fight. There were times to just walk away as some shit is not worth it.

 

[Deleted member 409801]

I don't care what the odds are, I don't back down.

The first few times it resulted in me being severely beaten, but now that I'm in a wheelchair people will back off when I get aggressive cuz they know I ain't no bitch.

Is this you ?

 

[MaxMMA]

I try to avoid shit too, but some things you just can't let slide. Issuing a 1v1 challenge usually works pretty good. Its easy to have a loud mouth when you're in a crowded bar with security or others who will break up a confrontation.

Tell them to meet you outside alone and tunes seem to change pretty quick.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Best to avoid a confrontation if you can help it.

A few years ago I saw an older gentlemen getting beat up by a big dude. I ran and shouted "hey get away from him" hoping that would scare him. He turns around and looks me dead in the eye and says "walk away now bitch", in hindsight that would have been the smart thing to do. But I said to him "you leave him alone mister", this got him angry and he came at me and fired off a 1-2 combo, the next thing I remember was waking up with a crowd of people asking if I was alright. After dropping me he stole my wallet and ran off, ashort time later the cops arrived on the scene and handed me back my wallet. They told me that after he ran off, he ran into Nicolas Cage who took care of business and the guy is now in jail.

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

My dignity?

 

[minute bull]

It's that thing when you sleep with a girl for the first time.

 

[shortlefthook]

When I was a teenager my answer would have been fuck no.
Now that I'm a little older with more experience I view fighting as a way to solve a problem so long as there's mutual respect.

People have no respect these days if you get kod you could easily become a vegetable as multiple ppl kick you in the head while your unconscious, I've seen it happen.

Im a concealed carrier so if anybody really wants to fuck with me and danger my life they get a .45.

Last time I punched someone in the face in the street was a homeless guy at the beach trying to run off with my phone like two years ago and I regret it

 

[Jack Reacheround]

My 'goto' for issues that deserve my attention is as follows

1.Walk away from the situation that made me angry without showing emotion
2. Later, approach the person individually and quietly pull them aside.
3. "Do you remember what you said to me infront of a few people the other day?"
4. Say something along lines of: "well here I am now, if you'd like to try and fucking disrespect me when noone is around... and it is us 1 on 1 now is the real time to do it"

Either results in a short fight or MOST of the time they shit themselves (I am not an intimidating looking person, taking someone out of their comfort zone seems to have great effects).

This. People are all about it when they have their friends around to back them up. Or when there is a crowd they can play to. But when it’s just one on one, and they know they’re going to have to fight someone who is more than willing, they deflate.

But at a bar, it’s best just to get out of there and go to another bar. If your friends are with you, just tell them shit is about to go down and you would rather not spend the night in jail or the hospital. Because it’s one or the other after a bar fight usually.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I don't know where you live, but here it's so common it's basically unavoidable. I don't go to douche magnet places like bars or clubs either. Lots of fake wannabe tough guys here. If you don't check that shit from the start you look weak, and then it's not going to go well for you.

Sounds like Sacramento.

 

[Alphaboy]

Simple... I avoid people and human contact. I keep it to a bare minimum.


Parties? Clubs? *hurls*