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Originally Posted by fotze
There is a way to not be a doormat without being a complete psycho about it, like 95% of the world is able to manage.
My buddy (who always had fake teeth in the front) told me about joking around with another kid in elementary school, they had his book or something, not a bullying thing (we asked, he was coincidentally in the same program at U of C), the kid took a 2X4 and smashed him in the teeth with it to get his book back. Sure they learned to never joke around with that kid or be friends with and he was properly ostracized as a result.
Its the degree of escalation. Mind you I think some dinks sense when the person is going to be the ozsome type and and try to get an overreaction out of them (i.e. bullying) which could have been the case here.
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I agree with you for the most part, and the 2x4 is an ill-advised choice. But sometimes, certain people just need a good hit in the face. Not your buddy, just in general.
And I have to think that overall the guy who is willing to baseball bat someone else's ride for parking too close is likely the guy who was taking another kids book vs the guy who had his book taken (again just an example using your story). Unless you're a lifetime pushover that has had hit the last straw.