that all sounds good...but in reality, it does not work...
I have dealt with these kinds of people more often than I would ever want to admit. That kid will think twice before hitting someone again. But if ya just let punks like him think he has won by walking away, he will just keep getting braver and braver each time.
Also, notice that both the young punk and the old man withdrew at one point. The kid realized he was ticked off, admitted it, and withdrew. The old man left and sat elsewhere. It was when the old man withdrew that the youngin started to feel empowered and then became aggressive enough to get up and walk toward the old man. Eventually he decided that he had achieved alpha status to the level that he felt secure enough, and powerful enough to resort to violence. He is exactly the type of thug that feeds his violent tendencies by interacting with people he expects to withdrawal. He would have never pulled that stunt on a 67 yr old man sitting amidst 20 of his biker buddies.
I wish the world was as easy as just turning from violence in order to prevent it.
You make a good point, EC. I don’t know what the answer is. I would simply like for people to ‘back off’ when emotions heat up. I understand my idealism but think if it were practiced, then maybe more often than not would people turn to violence.
All of these urban beatdown videos are like nature shows from the Serengeti. You see the predator checking out the herd, looking for the weak prey animal, and when the process is complete he goes for it.
What makes this one so different is that the predator looks about as surprised as a hyena would if the impala suddenly turned around and kicked his ass.