Is it ok to strike someone?.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Just wondering, with feelings running high with striking/protesting taxi drivers, public sector employee's working to rule, bankers & politicans failing us and the church taking our little one's for a ride...

Is it ever ok to strike someone?.

Personally, yes I feel it is.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Maddison Magnificent Lecturer wrote: »

Just wondering, with feelings running high with striking/protesting taxi drivers, public sector employee's working to rule, bankers & politicans failing us and the church taking our little one's for a ride...

Is it ever ok to strike someone?.

Personally, yes I feel it is.

The church taking your little one´s what for a ride?

Boston

Only if it's a bizmark.

Red Hand

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

The church taking your little one´s what for a ride?

Presume he means abusing children.

bleg

Ask Taxi drivers!

ejmaztec

Only if they're very small, and slow on their feet.

Red Hand

I'll strike when I own my own business. That'll show him.

j1smithy

There are some boardsies that deserve a strike tbh.

ScumLord

It's perfectly fine, you just have to pay a government fighting fee then you can knock the crap out of the person you hate and the best thing is if he fights back he has to pay the fighting fee too. Get two over on him for the price of one.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Only if they're smaller than you.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Of course it is.

phasers

Only in order to look tough in front of chicks

arybvtcw0eolkf

With the threat of blocking the Luas (again) and the port tunnel, if a taxi driver tries to block my passage I'll be striking big time!.

Ruu_Old

Only if your name is Trent.

Karl Hungus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goNqg8LO42c

Just slap 'em!

Red Hand

Maddison Magnificent Lecturer wrote: »

With the threat of blocking the Luas (again) and the port tunnel, if a taxi driver tries to block my passage I'll be striking big time!.

Block your passage, guvnor? Oooooooooooooooooh!

http://images1.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Carry-On-Constable-carry-on-movies-1217131_376_304.jpg

Boston

Maddison Magnificent Lecturer wrote: »

With the threat of blocking the Luas (again) and the port tunnel, if a taxi driver tries to block my passage I'll be striking big time!.

Well they should be arrested and their cards taken off of them. Anything you use in the course of breaking the law can be confiscated as evidence.

Degsy

Boston wrote: »

Well they should be arrested and their cards taken off of them. Anything you use in the course of breaking the law can be confiscated as evidence.

They should also be flogged through the streets as a warning to others.

Coriolanus

Yes, if it's justified. I've always tried to not be the one escalating the conflict though. Ie: wait for the fúcker to throw first, so at least you can get a plea of defensive action. <<

starbelgrade

Doesn't the term 'to strike someone', sound just a bit old-fashioned?

"Sir, you have betrayed the honour of this good lady & I shall strike you."

Degsy

Nevore wrote: »

Yes, if it's justified. I've always tried to not be the one escalating the conflict though. Ie: wait for the fúcker to throw first, so at least you can get a plea of defensive action. <<

I dunno..i beleive in "Get your retaliation in first".

Degsy

starbelgrade wrote: »

Doesn't the term 'to strike someone', sound just a bit old-fashioned?

"Sir, you have betrayed the honour of this good lady & I shall strike you."

The OP is no spring chicken its true.:D

Mr. Incognito

No. Never. Nil. Nada. Zip. Nein. Net.

Only on TV.

Coriolanus

Degsy wrote: »

I dunno..i beleive in "Get your retaliation in first".

If you're certain of getting away with it, sure. I know two fellas sent down for 2 years for assault, and the case pretty much hinged on them having been the first to throw a punch.
Unless the other fella has a weapon (or is some kind of Brat Pitt traveller boxing champ) better to take the first punch and have witnesses to back you.

starbelgrade wrote: »

Doesn't the term 'to strike someone', sound just a bit old-fashioned?

"Sir, you have betrayed the honour of this good lady & I shall strike you."

Yes, "bleedin stab ye" just has a much nicer tonal value. :P

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

No. Never. Nil. Nada. Zip. Nein. Net.

Only on TV.

What if someone hits you? Or your kid? And there isn't a Garda around?

orourkeda

Yeah. Kick their head in

ejmaztec

starbelgrade wrote: »

Doesn't the term 'to strike someone', sound just a bit old-fashioned?

"Sir, you have betrayed the honour of this good lady & I shall strike you."

Yes, although I prefer "smite". Giving someone a good kicking is so uncivilised, and I prefer slapping them on the face with my glove and challenging them to a duel.

starbelgrade

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

No. Never. Nil. Nada. Zip. Nein. Net.

Only on TV.

Cool - what shows / films have you done? Who have you hit? Please say Tom Cruise.

stovelid

I think it's very valid sometimes. Some people deserve it or cannot be engaged with in any other way.But I also think that as you get older you have so much more to lose from the consequences of it and it's better to walk away if you can.

Darlughda

Maikoimi, save your wrath, if you must strike, for the rapists.

ScumLord

Nevore wrote: »

Yes, if it's justified. I've always tried to not be the one escalating the conflict though. Ie: wait for the fúcker to throw first, so at least you can get a plea of defensive action. <<

Apparently that doesn't hold up if you repeatedly poke them in the back of the head beforehand.

Fizman

OP, I'll show when you it's ok to smack someone upside the head. (Even when it's female). A past experience of mine.

The AH thread at the time was "Why can't guys hit girls but girls can hit guys?".

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58121812#post58121812

orourkeda

A good crack on the arse never did anyone any harm

kryogen

definite yes

i believe actually, that if you piss me off, i should have the right to kill you

im not dictatorial however, i also believe that you should have the right to kill me if i piss you off

RMD

Last week when I saw 30 of them taxi driving bastards standing on the central median of O'Connell street I felt like doing nothing more than hitting them.

What infuriated me more was how the Gardaí were catering to them so much. Don't see why they couldn't go in batons out, if you refuse to move? Fine, taxi driver's head, meet Mr. Baton. I assume you're aware it's illegal to obstruct a public byway purposely Gardaí? Are you that much a shower of pussies you'll do nothing more than close of O'Connell street and do nothing more to help clear them off?

Dudess

In self defence, yes - possibly best to avoid it though. My friend got jumped on over Christmas and defended himself, naturally, but then the guards were called and the muppet who attacked him twisted things to make it seem like my friend was the one who started it by getting stuck into him.

IvySlayer

HI-YAAAAAAAAAH!

Oh yeah, I got the moves.