How would you react to somebody 'starting on you' on a night out?

lahalane

A while ago I was walking out of the nightclub and as I was passing some lads in tracksuits outside, one of them hit me in the back of the head. I kept walking without looking back and there was no follow up.

As drunk as I was I thought that it was the only was to avoid confrontation in the scenario. I would have gained nothing by turning around to deal with him.

Obviously if he had continued his assault I would have had to be forced to defend myself but luckily it came to nothing.

What would you have done in a situation like that?

Is your pride more important than your physical well being?

Would you care if people considered you to be a 'pussy'?

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If you think I was a pussy in that situation then you will feel clarified of your opinion when you read post 66 in this thread.

DarkJager

lahalane wrote: »

A while ago I was walking out of the nightclub and as I was passing some lads in tracksuits outside, one of them hit me in the back of the head. I kept walking without looking back and there was no follow up.

As drunk as I was I thought that it was the only was to avoid confrontation in the scenario. I would have gained nothing by turning around to deal with him.

Obviously if he had continued his assault I would have had to be forced to defend myself but luckily it came to nothing.

What would you have done in a situation like that?

Is your pride more important than your physical well being?

Would you care if people considered you to be a 'pussy'?

I wouldn't walk away from a provocation like that so fair play to you for doing so.

DublinArnie

I would of broke his legs.

Legs.Eleven

I'd get the fook out of there...

frag420

I would have set his shinny tracksuit on fire!!

Run away run away

dj jarvis

punch his lights out on the spot - teach the little turd a lesson

random punching of people has killed - remember the jurno killed last year in a similar incident

let them away with it , they would do it again and possibly kill someone
best knock them out and save a life

and yes i can see the irony of preventing death by punching by punching

Miss Mayhem

I think you did the right thing. I'd do the same. Fair play to you.

Dravokivich

Something similar happened to me a few years back. Didn't consider the guy who hit me as much of a threat so just walked on.

Turns out, some people across the road saw it happen, got Garda attention and they were pretty quick to act on it.

The guy ended up getting 6 months for it.

Much longer then I would have knocked him out for, so win/win for me.

BunShopVoyeur.

Laughing and walking away, I'm nearly 30 and have no desire to fight in the street with a teenager enjoying his first beer.

It's pathetic that some people can't go out and enjoy themselves without trying to be Rambo at 3am clutching a bag of chips.

FearDark

Find out who he is.

Hang around.

Wait to get him alone.

Stomp on his face.

eyescreamcone

DublinArnie wrote: »

I would of have broken his legs.

Not if you were outnumbered

thecatspjs

I would have done the same thing. They're not going to start on you unless they're fairly sure they could finish the job should you reciprocate. It does hurt the pride a bit, but it is definitely the intelligent route to go down (and it doesn't hurt nearly as much a beating).

FTA69

If you were drunk and were on your own and they were in a group then the most likely situation would be you getting the sh*t beaten out of you. To be honest if your man would dig a random stranger on the street he was clearly spoiling for a fight, and it's unlikely you would have gotten a fair one had you responded. In essence you did the right thing. I could understand how you'd be raging but at the end of the day you did nothing wrong, they did; and you should never define yourself because of the actions of a complete scumbag.

I've been in umpteen scraps over nonsense like this. I responded to something similar on St Patrick's Day and ended up getting bottled in the face for my troubles thus leaving a big, fat keloid scar in the middle of my forehead. While I don't particular regret standing up for myself (after bottling me the tramp in question ran away when he saw the blood), I didn't exactly gain much from the event bar a bit of disfigurement.

lahalane

bluewolf wrote: »

Run away run away

I think if I had ran he would probably have chased me...Scumbags are like cats playing with their food I find.

Kagawa10

Does he lift?

Foxhound38

Unzip the jeans and blast him with piss!

Would serve the little toe-rag right!

Lando Griffin

I would have slapped the ragamuffin across the face with my glove and challenged him to a pistol duel at dawn.

lahalane

FTA69 wrote: »

If you were drunk and were on your own

I was with a friend. I know if he had been the one to get hit and reacted I would be very pissed off with him for bringing me into the situation.

SV

This thread is going to contain a shít load of internet warriors.

lahalane

BunShopVoyeur. wrote: »

Laughing and walking away

I wouldn't even laugh because it just gives him a reason to confront you again. That's all he was looking for.

Starscream25

In my head I'm thinking I'd turn around and give him the finger and continue to beat the living pulp out of these scumbags using karate and judo ive learned from tekken but in reality I'd probably keep walking

Kagawa10

I'd grab him and do a Joseph Fritzel on him

BunShopVoyeur.

lahalane wrote: »

I wouldn't even laugh because it just gives him a reason to confront you again. That's all he was looking for.

Ah I know, obviously not laugh but you know what I mean.

These mongos are just looking for a reason, best just to continue on your way, enjoy your life and know that their only excitement in life is throwing punches at strangers.

lahalane

Kagawa10 wrote: »

Does he lift?

No. As weak as I am, I would have fancied myself one on one with any of them. Not because I'm a bad ass but because they didn't look tough. Although they'd probably all have bet my deluded head in because they surely have more experience in fighting than me.

dj jarvis

SV wrote: »

This thread is going to contain a shít load of internet warriors.

so becasue the majority would allow someone to randomly slap them , the ones that would defend themselves , and have the balls to stand up to the little turds they are internet warriors

na buddy - you are just an internet pussy - i know what one i would rather be

someone hits me for no good reason , i will my best to make sure the ****er will think twice about it again

how does that make me a internet warrior ?

so are ya starting - are ya ???? i'll bleedin BBBUUURRSSSSTTT YA !!!

PizzamanIRL

If they started me on me I'd finish them :cool:

BunShopVoyeur.

dj jarvis wrote: »

so becasue the majority would allow someone to randomly slap them , the ones that would defend themselves , and have the balls to stand up to the little turds they are internet warriors

na buddy - you are just an internet pussy - i know what one i would rather be

someone hits me for no good reason , i will my best to make sure the ****er will think twice about it again

how does that make me a internet warrior ?

so are ya starting - are ya ???? i'll bleedin BBBUUURRSSSSTTT YA !!!

That's not really fair.

The lad said there was a few of them. They'd have knocked the bollox out of him for a laugh.

There's no point.

fussyonion

It depends.
If I was set on by more than one person, I would walk away.
Girl on girl, I'd give as good as I got and there'd be no holding me back.

eggox

DublinArnie wrote: »

I would of broke his legs.

You retaliate and hit these scumbags, one i can gauntee you his mates will pounce on you and your get a kicking or worse stabbed. Two if you did beat them i can allmost be certain they would be down the cops station straight away fileing a assault charge. And when it goes to court these teenagers are either in court with there mammys and school uniform on. While you a grown man, whos side do you think the judge will take

martic

I would have curled up in a ball and started roaring 'Oh my god your threatening me I'm being threatened OHHH MY GOOOOD, don't threaten me'

dj jarvis

BunShopVoyeur. wrote: »

That's not really fair.

The lad said there was a few of them. They'd have knocked the bollox out of him for a laugh.

There's no point.

sorry , you dont understand me ,
i was responding to the poster who said the thread was going to be full of internet warriors , i was replying to him , not the OP

fair play to the OP if thats what they wanted to do , i was pointing out what i would have done

does not make me a internet warrior -

CruelCoin

lahalane wrote: »

What would you have done in a situation like that?

Glance behind with a look of disdain. Then carry on my merry way to my nice house, my nice car, my steak dinner and forget about him completely by the time i walk in the front door.

Not worth your time OP.

Gbear

If he's the sort of tracksuited **** who hangs around clubs hitting people for a laugh he could very easily be the kind of tracksuited **** who carries a knife.

While beating the everloving ****e out of him is fully justifiable and I'd never think less of someone for doing it, just walking on and not bothering getting involved is probably your best bet.

Instead you can be safe in the knowledge that that little buzz the ****ebag gets will probably the the peak of his life, given that his life options are limited to being a junkie, going to prison, getting murdered or a mix of the three.

BunShopVoyeur.

dj jarvis wrote: »

sorry , you dont understand me ,
i was responding to the poster who said the thread was going to be full of internet warriors , i was replying to him , not the OP

fair play to the OP if thats what they wanted to do , i was pointing out what i would have done

does not make me a internet warrior -

Fair enough.

Obviously if it's one fella you wouldn't walk away.

Femme_Fatale

If you're able for giving them a taste of their own medicine and do so, good for you.

If you reckon it might be too risky to assault them back and you walk away, good for you also.

It's really dependent on certain factors and it's stupid to take on someone who could make sh1t of you or might be carrying a weapon. If you're able to give as good as you get, fair play, but not everyone is.

I was out one night with my friend and a guy just came over to him and started punching him in the head. My friend lost it, went after the guy and gave him a severe hiding (too much so) - luckily the guy was the same size as my friend and got the message. Had he been a bigger lad, my friend might have been in big trouble.

Know your battles - there's a difference between that and being cowardly.

crazygeryy

DublinArnie wrote: »

I would of broke his legs.

so you against him and hes mates and you would have broke his legs yea right.you'd either end up dead or eating your corn flakes through a tube.
the op did the right, but ill grant you, the frustrating thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w48QXr6H0V8

P_1

It's easier to heal a bruised ego than a bruised or broken body tbh

Galwayguy35

Someone being a loudmouth etc I would pass no remarks on but if someone hits out at me for no reason then yeah they will get one back, I was nutted years ago and had my nose broken in an unprovoked attack so I'm always on my guard on a night out ever since then.

Kagawa10

I have Phil Mitchell on speed dial

crazygeryy

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Someone being a loudmouth etc I would pass no remarks on but if someone hits out at me for no reason then yeah they will get one back, I was nutted years ago and had my nose broken in an unprovoked attack so I'm always on my guard on a night out ever since then.

but what if your on your own and he has 4 or 5 with him?

fussyonion

I was once punched in the face for no reason by another girl.

I was standing in a queue for a nightclub and this girl just punched me in the face.

Dazed, I was in so much shock I did nothing and I regretted it so much.
I was just so upset and hurt I went home and tried to forget about it.


Fast forward two months later, I'm out shopping and as I'm loading my boot up, I glance across at the entrance to the shopping centre and I see the girl.

I could feel all my anger coming back from what she did to me, so I walked right up to her and landed her a swift one in the gob.

The look on her face, and from passers-by, was one I'll treasure forever.

dj jarvis

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

If you're able for giving them a taste of their own medicine and do so, good for you.

If you reckon it might be too risky to assault them back and you walk away, good for you also.

It's really dependent on certain factors and it's stupid (and not cowardly) to take on someone who could make sh1t of you or might be carrying a weapon. If you're able to give as good as you get, fair play, but not everyone is.

I was out one night with my friend and a guy just came over to him and started punching him in the head. My friend lost it, went after the guy and gave him a severe hiding (too much so) - luckily the guy was the same size as my friend and got the message. Had he been a bigger lad, my friend might not have been so lucky.

Know your battles.

true for ya , but sometimes you have to get involved

i saw 3 young lads getting beaten by a group of older lads outside a chipper , about 7 of them taking on 3 , so me and my buddy evened it up a bit , with the help of a plank from a pallet , and a scream from brave heart i evened it up alright , 5 ran like the little bully's they were , and then the 3 guy's that were been beaten up turned on the 2 that were left - poetic justice

i would have taken a few slaps if need be - i cant stand by and watch crap like that - maybe i will regret it one day - but so far any time i come across this situation , the scroates 99.99% of the time are cowardly little ****s

Amirani

I'd generally try to avoid confrontation unless it's definitely necessary to protect myself or someone else (protecting pride doesn't count). I reckon I would've done the same as the OP.

KTRIC

I'd walk off , take out all my piercings then casually walk back and ask which one hit me, say ok, then beat the shoite out of one of his mates, tell him he's next, you can guarantee they run.

fussyonion

KTRIC wrote: »

I'd walk off , take out all my piercings then casually walk back and ask which one hit me, say ok, then beat the shoite out of one of his mates, tell him he's next, you can guarantee they run.

How many piercings have ya got?

SEPT 23 1989

I have never been punched in a pub or nightclub:(

Rothko

I would have strangled them all with my bare hands.


Nah, you did the right thing.

BunShopVoyeur.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I have never been punched in a pub or nightclub:(

How?

I don't know if you're from Dublin or not but it seems like a rite of passage here...from what I remember of my teenage years anyway.

Galwayguy35

crazygeryy wrote: »

but what if your on your own and he has 4 or 5 with him?

Obviously I'm not an idiot and won't take on 5 lads.