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What would you do if somebody just came up to you in the middle of the street and punched you in your face.
Would you:
a) run away
b) punch him back
c) sue him for a billion dollars
or d) punch him back then run away while calling your lawyer to sue for a billion dollars

just thought I would ask.

Depends on how hard he's punching... whether I have my friends with me... whether there are witnesses. ;)

why did they punch me? did I provoke it?

I would punch his lights out, put him in a restraining hold, then call the cops I guess...

sue the bast*rd, but I doubt you'd get a billion.

:sniper:

That is all.

Personally? Well if I had done nothing to provoke him or cause him to have reason to hit me, I would restrain him so he could not hurt anyone else, and call an ambulance to have him tested for mental illness. I would not sue him, because what would be the point? Chances are he is either ill, or mistook me for someone else. Of course he would have to be quite tall to hit me (I'm 6"6). So on general terms, I would simply ask for an apology, if I recieved one I would be happy, if not, well worse things happen.

i'd say WTF and then punch him back. i can never let things lie

I'd kick his face in. Unless he's like, REALLY tall, 'cause I"m only 5'7. Unless he'd get on the ground for me to kick it in, then I'd still be all over that course of action.

Then I'd calmly go find a puddle with which to clean the blood off of my shoes.

I'd block the punch. How about that course of action?

I'd block the punch. How about that course of action?
I think the chap who posed the question meant that you had been hit in the face, and was asking about your course of action after that.

Hey, How about I take the punch, then call cops on the beat and sue his ass.

Hey, How about I take the punch, then call cops on the beat and sue his ass.
Even if you weren't injured by him?

I think the chap who posed the question meant that you had been hit in the face, and was asking about your course of action after that.

Fine... I'd pick him up by the neck throw him to the ground and choke him for air, call the cops, send him to the hospital and sue his ass for non provoked violence.

Kyanges has a soft neck btw. XD

Even if you weren't injured by him?

Dude its KYANGES, he'll take it like a sumo wrestler then speed away like a bat out of hell something about his 'Superior' this or that. As always! XD

Even if you weren't injured by him?

Obviously I'd need evidence of an assault, so if there's no markings then there'd be no point in suing him. If I wasn't injured, (And had no evidence to support my position) then I'd keep to the high ground, and either get the cops or ask "WTF man?!" And then run away. There's no way I'm going to be dragged into a fight on someone else's terms.

Fine... I'd pick him up by the neck throw him to the ground and choke him for air, call the cops, send him to the hospital and sue his ass for non provoked violence.
What ever happened to minimum force nessesary?

What would you do if somebody just came up to you in the middle of the street and punched you in your face.
Would you:
a) run away
b) punch him back
c) sue him for a billion dollars
or d) punch him back then run away while calling your lawyer to sue for a billion dollars

just thought I would ask.

Cry. :D

Let's just say that all evidence of him would have been destroyed. ;)

Obviously I'd need evidence of an assault, so if there's no markings then there'd be no point in suing him. If I wasn't injured, (And had no evidence to support my position) then I'd keep to the high ground, and either get the cops or ask "WTF man?!" And then run away. There's no way I'm going to be dragged into a fight on someone else's terms.
So if you had a red nose for a day or two afterwards you would sue him?

I couldn't just run away or beat him to a pulp. I would like to beat him to a pulp but first I need to know why. "Why would you hit me? (Jerk) What did I ever do to you? (Jerk)." The question demands to be answered.

Would you:
a) run away
b) punch him back
c) sue him for a billion dollars
or d) punch him back then run away while calling your lawyer to sue for a billion dollars

Should there not be a poll with this thread?

Let's just say that all evidence of him would have been destroyed. ;)
That's a little OTT isn't it?

That's a little OTT isn't it?
Look, I'm Czardas. I don't take things lightly. You people ought to know that by this point.

What ever happened to minimum force nessesary?
Miniumum? What's that!? LOL!

The thing is we don't want repeats, so I give free condition lessons, then charge.

Shoot him. With .45 hollow point bullets. When somebody is assaulting you with no apparent reason, you simply don't know what's on his mind, when (and if!) he's gonna stop, what weapons he may have etc. - but you do know beyond reasonable doubt that he has hostile intentions. So the only prudent course of action is shooting him.

Shoot him. With .45 hollow point bullets. When somebody is assaulting you with no apparent reason, you simply don't know what's on his mind, when (and if!) he's gonna stop, what weapons he may have etc. - but you do know beyond reasonable doubt that he has hostile intentions. So the only prudent course of action is shooting him.
I beg to differ. Just trip him before he can hit you again. You don't get sent to jail for it.

Of course, when you're the Ruler of the Multiverse like me, you're above the law, so you can afford to shoot him. :D

Shoot him. With .45 hollow point bullets. When somebody is assaulting you with no apparent reason, you simply don't know what's on his mind, when (and if!) he's gonna stop, what weapons he may have etc. - but you do know beyond reasonable doubt that he has hostile intentions. So the only prudent course of action is shooting him.
What if you don't have a gun?

With the point you bring up, I guess I'd say my stiletto's going into his cornea.

Simonist']What if you don't have a gun?

With the point you bring up, I guess I'd say my stiletto's going into his cornea.

That makes as much sense as you knocking him out and taking a dump in his mouth. In America EVERYONE has a gun, its just safer that way. XD

Shoot him. With .45 hollow point bullets. When somebody is assaulting you with no apparent reason, you simply don't know what's on his mind, when (and if!) he's gonna stop, what weapons he may have etc. - but you do know beyond reasonable doubt that he has hostile intentions. So the only prudent course of action is shooting him.
On the other hand, you could restain him, maybe slip in a rabbit punch, and wait for the police to turn up.

Or if you are Ruler of the Multiverse then tie him to the muzzle of a 16" gun about thirty seconds before firing.

I'd punch him right in the jaw, then I'd cave his knee in. Then I'd kick him while he was down, hopefully breaking a few ribs. Why, you ask? Because he fuckin puched me! Fuck him.

Nobody punches me in the face. Either he hits me in the back of the head, in which case I'm probably unconscious anyway, or I dodge the punch, sweep his legs out from under him and let the sight of him landing face-first in the street be his punishment.

That makes as much sense as you knocking him out and taking a dump in his mouth. In America EVERYONE has a gun, its just safer that way. XD
Everyone?! I read only last week that it was 208 million registered owners...
I own several rifles, but I only ever use them to shoot foxes etc when they are after the animals, especially the sheep and occasionally the chickens... but the dog's like that honour ;)

That makes as much sense as you knocking him out and taking a dump in his mouth. In America EVERYONE has a gun, its just safer that way. XD
Um, I don't have a gun........and I'm pretty damn sure none of my friends have guns......sooo....we're in some non-America type of America, or something?

d. however i run from no one so i would hit him and then calmly walk away while simultaneously calling my lawyer.
-FRESH

So if you had a red nose for a day or two afterwards you would sue him?

Heh, most likely not. A red nose isn't enough for me to sue someone. I've taken much, much, much tougher beatings. Think dislocated jaws and massive bruising. I've always came back swinging though.

However, if they told me not to sue them, well, then they just sealed their fate.

Simonist']Um, I don't have a gun........and I'm pretty damn sure none of my friends have guns......sooo....we're in some non-America type of America, or something?

Just nice America....where they have either a gun or some other weapon. Knives, guns, bombs, ninja stars....all about the same thing. XD

Just nice America....where they have either a gun or some other weapon. Knives, guns, bombs, ninja stars....all about the same thing. XD
O-kay....I've got the feeling maybe my part of America is altogether different from your part of America. Either that, or you're so ridiculous that you've totally lost me.

On a day-to-day basis, I'm willing to bet the only people in most of Kansas City that carry around weapons are either mugging the rest of us, or are the police. And we're drastically down on muggings.

Simonist']O-kay....I've got the feeling maybe my part of America is altogether different from your part of America. Either that, or you're so ridiculous that you've totally lost me.

On a day-to-day basis, I'm willing to bet the only people in most of Kansas City that carry around weapons are either mugging the rest of us, or are the police. And we're drastically down on muggings.

You live in paradise X_X. Lots of people have weapons and if over 200 million have guns then that means 2/3rds of Americans have them!

I'd think of Miami and whisper "Could be worse!"

Simonist']O-kay....I've got the feeling maybe my part of America is altogether different from your part of America. Either that, or you're so ridiculous that you've totally lost me.

On a day-to-day basis, I'm willing to bet the only people in most of Kansas City that carry around weapons are either mugging the rest of us, or are the police. And we're drastically down on muggings.
You and your crazy not conforming to stereotypes that everyone knows is true. I bet you'd also claim not to have a cowboy hat, and then you'll say that you're not morbidly obese. Your so silly, everyone in Europe knows that you are lying.

Anyway, I would take the guy down as quickly as possible, and that would probably involve a blows to the groin and solar plexis. Once he's on the ground, I'd just keep him there until the police have come to carry him away.

You and your crazy not conforming to stereotypes that everyone knows is true. I bet you'd also claim not to have a cowboy hat, and then you'll say that you're not morbidly obese. Your so silly, everyone in Europe knows that you are lying.
Fiddlebottoms, don't make me cut you....

Glad to see people from Europe know that he was full of crap. America is armed, we produce and sell the greatest number of weapons in the history of the world, drive the largest trucks and cars for civilians and attack anyone who messes with us. Face it...America is dangerous to piss off.....espiscally the southerners who have like 10+ guns themselves and the big NRA clubs.

You and your crazy not conforming to stereotypes that everyone knows is true. I bet you'd also claim not to have a cowboy hat, and then you'll say that you're not morbidly obese. Your so silly, everyone in Europe knows that you are lying.

Anyway, I would take the guy down as quickly as possible, and that would probably involve a blows to the groin and solar plexis. Once he's on the ground, I'd just keep him there until the police have come to carry him away.

Just for future reference, you were being sarcastic... right?

Simonist']Fiddlebottoms, don't make me cut you....
I'v already got some guy punching me in the face for no reason, and now I have a Follower of Simon (aka, Simonist) chasing me down from the other side of the Intarweb!:eek: And he's going to "cut" me"...."
*Begins loading shotguns and building a bomb shelter*

Just for future reference, you were being sarcastic... right?
Sarcastic about what? I'm deadly serious about Coa-Coa Puffs.

If someone punched me in the face for no reason, I'd kick them in the groin. The bigger question, however, is whether they'd get a punch in or not. Most people don't know how to punch someone properly (Here's a hint. If you pull your fist back before throwing the punch, you're doing it wrong.) so it's unlikely that'd they'd be able to hit me. If they did know how to punch someone properly, they'd likely drop me in one shot.

Sarcastic about what? I'm deadly serious about Coa-Coa Puffs.

No, I meant about the European stereotypes thing...

Guys, for the LAST time, I'm a GIRL.

And Kjata, assuming you're talking about me, wtf? I'm not saying America isn't hoarding guns. I'm saying we're not all walking around WITH said guns on a day-to-day freakin basis.

Simonist']Guys, for the LAST time, I'm a GIRL.
When was the last time you checked?

No, I meant about the European stereotypes thing...
As everyone in Europe knows, all Americans are fat men with a basement full of assault rifles and cowboy hats super glued to their heads.
Mexicans are similar, but you have to put sombreros in place of cowboy hats, and pistols in place of assault rifles.
As far as Canadians, no one really believes that they exist anyway. However, those legends that persist say that Canadians kiss by rubbing their noses on each other (because when you share your snot, you share love) and always wear big obnxoius coats made of seal fur.

i'd beat the shit out of him. and i couldnt get charged cause he punched me first and he provoked me so its self defence

When was the last time you checked?


As everyone in Europe knows, all Americans are fat men with a basement full of assault rifles and cowboy hats super glued to their heads.
Mexicans are similar, but you have to put sombreros in place of cowboy hats, and pistols in place of assault rifles.
As far as Canadians, no one really believes that they exist anyway. However, those legends that persist say that Canadians kiss by rubbing their noses on each other (because when you share your snot, you share love) and always wear big obnxoius coats made of seal fur.

Alright! Alright... I get the picture, Ha ha...

Alright! Alright... I get the picture, Ha ha...
Fiddlebottoms Atlas Company, illuminating the world through ignorance, one cheese and banana sandwich at a time.

Well....most American's in da 'hood' carry a weapon. So do most of the Tech kids on the bus. I'd beg to differ about having NO weapon in many areas.

Heh, most likely not. A red nose isn't enough for me to sue someone. I've taken much, much, much tougher beatings. Think dislocated jaws and massive bruising. I've always came back swinging though.

However, if they told me not to sue them, well, then they just sealed their fate.

I like you!

I like you!

Thank you! I like you too.

Thank you! I like you too.

No homo-eroticism there. Just I think you have some decent ideas i.e. hating Armageddon and Aerosmith etc.

No homo-eroticism there. Just I think you have some decent ideas i.e. hating Armageddon and Aerosmith etc.

LOL! Of course not. No worries man, 100% straight up Asian.
Take that... however you want.

LOL! Of course not. No worries man, 100% straight up Asian.
Take that... however you want.

Good. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. You kill Steve Tyler, I'll kill the rest. Deal?

Good. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. You kill Steve Tyler, I'll kill the rest. Deal?

I'll take the grin off his face too. Deal. Lol.

He may be Asian, but he's more curious then a cat about to try tuna. (METAPHORS ARE FUN!)

Though I guess we all kinda agree here....just, I like to enforce my point a little more then he would.

...just, I like to enforce my point a little more then he would.

If you're trying to get some kind of response out of me with that, here it is.

I fail to see what that had to do with anything.

Where's the poll?

I choose "c", although I doubt I would get a million for it. But hey, you can't win if you don't try.

Im assuming its a guy who is punching me, so i'd probably cry and run away. But if it was another girl, then i'd probably slap her (natural reaction) and walk away.

catch him, hold but not punch him, then sue him for as much as i could get