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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yeah I think a bunch of things can all be true at the same time:
- It’s completely dumb, immature, and dangerous to get into a fist fight
- Fist fights, especially where alcohol is involved, are common occurrences
- Anyone who says they’d punch someone for talking about their mom is a bit of an idiot
- Someone who says stuff like we assume this victim said to McKenna arguably deserves whatever comes to them, brought it on themselves, or isn’t worthy of sympathy
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I don't know if I'd call it common, when compared to the amount of people who actively participate in life and drinking without fist fighting.
I do agree though I would add to your final point that:
- Some people deserve to be hit. Some people NEED to be hit. But that doesn't mean hitting them is a good choice. It's stupid, not because they don't deserve it, but because a lot of bad can happen that goes far beyond a black eye and a hard lesson.
- Really, the types of people that randomly hurl insults to people (teenagers and women especially), are bound to be left with very few expel that give a crap about them or want to be around them.
- I also wonder about provocation vs self-defence. Like, if a guy is coming towards you, challenging you and insulting your mother or wife or whatever, is that behaviour aggressive enough that hitting them is considered defending yourself? Do you actually have to wait for some clown to strike you before it's self-defence?