Originally Posted by
horus11B
I was just responding honestly, I actually never said id beat them... I would probably just clamp down. I think the contact with the pavement would be lesson enough.
Same same. You would respond with violence leading to injury to the other person just b/c they touched them.
I wouldn't call it a small world view, I would call it a different world view. I've lived in 8 states and 6 countries, on almost all of the continents. Every place I go, I see people hurting people who don't have the balls to stand up for themselves or can't due to age or fear. Alot of this starts out with a simple hand on their shoulder.
You seem like a pretty reasonable guy to have a discussion with, so I'll refrain from being snarky (and apologize for my earlier snark as well).
But dont you think you are exaggerating quite a bit when you say that a simple hand on the shoulder is what often leads to violence? In society - atleast the societies I have lived in - casual contact happens with a lot of regularity and is not really a big deal.
I can understand if you say that you are not comfortable with random strangers touching you.
Even though I find it excessive, I can accept a "what the hell are you doing" response.
But I am struggling to understand how you think equating incidental contact to assault and responding with violence is somehow reasonable and acceptable.
If I accidentally bump into you in a bar, and give you a pat on the shoulder by way of apology, are you going to start punching me? Which of these 2 behaviors is atypical in society, do you think?