Do you really feel the better man ?
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Do you really feel the better man ?
That good old saying,the better man walks away ?
Had a confrontation in the local swimming pool with 4 pikeys,only about 15-17 yrs old id guess.
Me,missus and the 2 kids (6 and 8)
They choppsed back at me etc so i was choppsing back at them,it got to the stage of offering each other for a fight but the missus says if i do she`s off,leaving me etc The kids are scared and all that.
So i left them shouting at me,the pool staff and we all walked away into the other pool.(me very slowly waiting for 1 of them to follow,they didnt)
I certainly dont feel the better man,far from it.
Had a confrontation in the local swimming pool with 4 pikeys,only about 15-17 yrs old id guess.
Me,missus and the 2 kids (6 and 8)
They choppsed back at me etc so i was choppsing back at them,it got to the stage of offering each other for a fight but the missus says if i do she`s off,leaving me etc The kids are scared and all that.
So i left them shouting at me,the pool staff and we all walked away into the other pool.(me very slowly waiting for 1 of them to follow,they didnt)
I certainly dont feel the better man,far from it.
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So you would feel better in casualty eating through a straw and your kids scared and frightened? Always walk away, too dangerous not to.
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Always walk away. You may "Think" you can handle it, but what happens "If" you can't and you get your ar.se seriously kicked or stabbed.
Another good saying. "Better to be safe than sorry".
Another good saying. "Better to be safe than sorry".
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if they were proper pikey kids and not chavs then they have probably been boxing since they could walk and have no morals! you did right even though it dose not feel that way
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Even though i can get quite pi$$ed in these kind of situations and feel like showing them that not everyone is a pushover, it is always better to walk away.
The consiquences far out weigh the short lived feeling of satisfaction, and it does not bare thinking about when you do some serious harm to a scumbag and screw your own life over nothing.
The consiquences far out weigh the short lived feeling of satisfaction, and it does not bare thinking about when you do some serious harm to a scumbag and screw your own life over nothing.
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I think you did the right thing.
Leaving aside any consequences, simply, the little sh*ts aren't worth the hassle/effort.
A quiet word clearly wouldn't have worked, and I think a punch up in the pool isn't a great option to take, especially with your family there. As frustrating as it is, sometimes walking away is the best thing to do.
Leaving aside any consequences, simply, the little sh*ts aren't worth the hassle/effort.
A quiet word clearly wouldn't have worked, and I think a punch up in the pool isn't a great option to take, especially with your family there. As frustrating as it is, sometimes walking away is the best thing to do.
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No not great if you have wife and kids with you. Kids will get scared and don't want to see their Dad acting like that.
Sometimes you can't back down but this doesn't sounds one of them...was nothing important at stake.
Sometimes you can't back down but this doesn't sounds one of them...was nothing important at stake.
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Didnt really consider the Minor issue, the way they acted etc kind of steered away from that,15-17 yrs old though,i didnt really see them as being minors,but i guess the Law does.
Yes,they were proper pikeys, i couldnt understand half of what they were saying,kind of a mix of Irish/Gibberish/foreign stuff coming out of their mouths and they looked funny
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Yes,they were proper pikeys, i couldnt understand half of what they were saying,kind of a mix of Irish/Gibberish/foreign stuff coming out of their mouths and they looked funny
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Long gone are the pre-war, gentlemanly 'Queensbury Rules' days (sadly). Very rare that an 'adversary' will offer you out in a gentlemanly 'duel' these days. More like a quick knife in your stomach when you're off guard. In the blink of eye, yours and your family's world can be turned into a whole world of ****.
As said, you did the smart thing by just walking away.
As said, you did the smart thing by just walking away.
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I try to remember an old saying:
'Never wrestle with a pig.You will both get dirty but the pig will enjoy it'
'Never wrestle with a pig.You will both get dirty but the pig will enjoy it'
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Not a good situation, and I have been in the same one not to long ago.
I was at a park with a friend and our children. I hadn't noticed that there were any pikeys there, until I saw a young girl 13 ish run out of the park crying.
Then I noticed there were 3 girls about 13, 15 and 17 ish basically acting like little *****, and having a pop at everyone.
I noticed them eyeing up my daughters pushchair (where my bag was) and signalled to my friend it was time to leave.
They then started at us, asking my friend about her big ears, and how I have feet like a clown etc lol!!
They asked why I was leaving, so I explained it was to change my daughters nappy, and she responded with 'would you change mine too?'. Obviously the intention was to provoke, so I walked on.
Unfortunately my friend had seen red, and having already been in trouble for affray and ABH, she has no problem with confrontation.
But under the circumstances, the best option was to walk away.
I feel silly, but as the children were with
me, as was really scared.
I was at a park with a friend and our children. I hadn't noticed that there were any pikeys there, until I saw a young girl 13 ish run out of the park crying.
Then I noticed there were 3 girls about 13, 15 and 17 ish basically acting like little *****, and having a pop at everyone.
I noticed them eyeing up my daughters pushchair (where my bag was) and signalled to my friend it was time to leave.
They then started at us, asking my friend about her big ears, and how I have feet like a clown etc lol!!
They asked why I was leaving, so I explained it was to change my daughters nappy, and she responded with 'would you change mine too?'. Obviously the intention was to provoke, so I walked on.
Unfortunately my friend had seen red, and having already been in trouble for affray and ABH, she has no problem with confrontation.
But under the circumstances, the best option was to walk away.
I feel silly, but as the children were with
me, as was really scared.
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My Sensei for the last 15 years, who is Sixth Dan in Shoto-Ryu Karate always taught me that it is always better to walk away from a fight. Unless you have no choice in the matter.
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I fully concur going for my second dan kickboxing next year and THE first thing you do is walk away (preferably run)