Posted on 02/17/2016 11:36:45 AM PST by Armen Hareyan
Only of you can turn a bad turn by the aggressor...
Sort of like “is it better to get shot, or to defend yourself”, but with much lighter ramifications.
I watched some guy pull his big old pick’em up truck into two parking spaces at the grocery store, straddling a divider stripe. Without leaving my car (hey, I’m no fool) I shouted to him, “You’re going to like parking, once you get the hang of it.” His response was the two-word phrase you expect.
An old woman of 70 years?
You know, she might have been in medical distress. Dementia sneaks up on them, causing confusion and frustration.
You could have explained as much and asked if she wanted you to call a whambulance or seek medical assistance....from the local vet.
She sounds like a rabid ding bat.
Yer a D#!K.....LOL
This thread is perfect for you but, lacks valid targets.
Still, practice shots keep you sharp.
LOL Took me by surprise the f bombs she was shouting out too. They must love honking their horns at people , because she sure did.
Here is one comments I heard her say.
“F as# holes get out of the way, move it.”
I hope she never comes south again with her attitude.
but I’m sure you are aware, there are times when that is exactly what you want them to do. Distract, annoy, take them off message, make them fumble...
Like a few days before a big election.
It is a program designed to get you to “Flinch”.
You take the action they want or they get to play the victim.
Pretty typical and easily dealt with.
I am at the point now where I cant be bothered to argue . Not too long ago I would get out of my vehicle and confront people and now I just can’t be bothered.
There was one guy who told me years ago. “You cannot educate ignorance”. That stayed with me.
If I say something I remember to stay calm and not lose it as I don’t want to look stupid. I weill let the other person do that.
So true Vendome, so true.
What's the sport in that?
You wouldn't ground-shoot quail would you?
HAHAHAHA!
Once a HUGE semi forced me OUT of the SLOW lane and INTO the faster lanes. He was THIS close to my little VW bumper.
WHAT an asshole JERK! I was just glad that I didn't know him or that he wasn't my neighbor.
Insulting, in either direction, is best done when it is combined with creative amusement. Several cultures have refined insult into a “maledicta” art form.
For example, in the big cities two generations ago, there was “the dozens”, which was something of an insult contest. But a strict rule is that you could not get angry about being bested. Instead, a good insulter would be respected.
In old Mexico, a good insult would just be getting started with a statement about “Your priest’s uncle’s dentist’s dog...”
In India, some insults got so long and detailed in their formal form that they were abbreviated into just a single word, on the assumption that the large paragraph or so of insults that followed it were well known.
Perhaps the greatest of these was, “Sala”, which literally meant “your sister”, but what amounted to a three paragraph long reference to her, her hygiene, her behavior, her appearance, her intelligence, etc., etc.
Ignore those that insult you it is not worth the time or effort and really makes for a bad day.. If they become a danger use your every skill to remove yourself from the area without getting hurt. If they become a mortal danger pull your weapon and put distance between yourself and the threat. Keep your weapon trained on the center of mass If they pursue or get within 25 feet and are advancing, fire until they drop. If they are close and are a mortal threat, kill them.
Call 911 and tell them there is a person down. Tell them there is no threat at the moment. Do what 911 tells you to do relative saving the bad guys life. Volunteer absolutely zero information to 911 about the shooting.
Call your lawyer. The cops will get there before your lawyer. Tell them two things, I was in fear of my life and intend to fully cooperate upon advice of my lawyer and then shut up.
If you want to play an interesting game, have someone stand 5 feet from you. They are playing the bad guy. His job is to run at you and hit you in the chest with his fist (gently of course) and yell knife as he does it. He may be engaging you with conversation or not. The attack could start at the very beginning of the game or a couple of minutes into the game. It is all a distraction.
Your job is to to place your hand quickly into your pocket as fast as you can and pull out the imaginary gun point it at his chest and pull your finger and say bang. If you do this you will understand why you must never let the bad guy get close to you. You might also want to try with your imaginary gun pointed at his chest from the beginning of the confrontation. The results will scare you.
Yea it seems some people grow horns once behind a wheel.
They SURE do!
My Mother in law was one, thankfully she came to her senses and has now quit driving.
So now at least one devil is off the road LOL.
Oh dear. Glad that she stopped driving.
If the golden rule is the standard, then it is better to not insult because whether or not to insult is a matter of one’s free will and is under one’s control, and to not insult becomes a virtue.
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