Poll: Hitting Women if they hit you first

[cuddly_tomato]

No. You do NOT strike a woman, EVER. If she is punching you, you either deserve it, or you can just walk away from her. If it's life and death and you need to fight back? Overpower her ass and put her on the ground, then walk away.

Try walking away from some of these:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2rSVCuBmPw

Sorry, but I find some of the comments in this thread incredibly sexist. It is true that women don't have as much muscle mass and muscle density as men, but they are hardly helpless little delicate flowers in the face of us big, huge, manly, men with our enfeasably large testicles. If a woman attacks you then you have every right to defend yourself.

I attract nutjobs like iron to a magnet.

I have had a fair share of nutjob lady-friends. One threw all my clothes onto next door neighbours garage roof because I was talking in my sleep.

 

[Darth_Dude]

No, if a woman hits you, you probably deserved it.

 

[RelexCryo]

I'm all about gender equality, so yes.

Equal rights, equal responsibility.

This is pretty much my feeling on the subject.

 

[Paksenarrion]

Keep your pimp hand strong.

Oh lawdsy, that some tru shzit, fo-shizzle?

Fo sho

 

[Mr. Mango]

If somebody hits you I don't see why you shouldn't be able to retaliate regardless of gender or sex.

Now with that said, your response needs to be proportional. If you are much bigger and stronger than the person who hit you then you should, for your own sake as much as theirs, not hit them back with all of your might. If you put the other person in the hospital you are asking to be sued and possibly have criminal charges filed against you, self defense or not.

 

[AngloDoom]

Depends entire on the person, circumstances, and who the violence is aimed at. If an average-sized girl attacks me or a friend, then I'll more than likely try to restrain her; I have a limited knowledge of holds, pins, and painful locks with the advantage being that I'm larger than the average woman. If she went at me with a sharp or lethal weapon, all bets are off.

Similarly, if they are larger than me, have some kind of experience in martial-arts, or are just too plain crazy to restrain, I'll hit them. If they attacked my friends and I couldn't restrain them, I'd probably go right ahead and hit them with a chair.

I don't consider the use of violence a clever solution to life's problems, but if anyone comes at me or someone I care about with intent to harm, carrying a true threat to myself, I'll do whatever it takes to stop them.

 

[mikecoulter]

Only in self defence.

 

[Kruxxor]

Depends. You said if a woman hits you can you hit back. For a single hit, no.

If they try to repeatedly hit you (maliciously) then I would opt for self defense, block / deflect the oncoming hits, or just hold her arms until she calms down. I would never strike a female.

Of course you have extreme scenario's, like if a woman came at me with a knife, or a weapon of sorts, I would defend myself and, if need be, strike. But only in the extreme circumstances.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Well, considering I've just gotten out of an abusive relationship in which the girl abused me...

(I have somewhat detailed data. I've been punched greater than 45 times, kicked less then 10, choked above water around 3 times, choked below water around 5 times, been stabbed twice, bitten about 14 times...)

I never threw a single punch at her. I wish I did though. If they're hitting you, you should at least try to hit them back with equal force.

no, i think it´s not ok, they are generally (and not trying to sound macho or anything) less strong than man, so it could never be compared

also, if a woman hits you, you probably deserved it

Oh yes. I totally deserved all that. /lone example

 

[Nimbus]

No. You do NOT strike a woman, EVER. If she is punching you, you either deserve it, or you can just walk away from her. If it's life and death and you need to fight back? Overpower her ass and put her on the ground, then walk away.

You're a sexist ass.

Not all women are weak.

Spoiler

This is... probably a woman...?

...Maybe...?

Try overpowering... that...!

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Can you give me a single good reason as to why you never hit a woman, even if they deserve it?

Still waiting for someone to answer this. I honestly don't think anyone can respond to this with a valid argument.

People are just stuck in their ways, even if their ways make no logical sense.

Personally I don't think I could ever bring myself to hurt a woman, but it should always be acceptable morally to defend yourself in a situation where you are in danger of being harmed in some way, which may or may not include hitting back.

Yes, women are generally weaker than men in terms of physical strength, (but not always) but yes they can take a single punch without shattering into tiny pieces; and in a situation where a woman is hitting you and its actually hurting they deserve the same back to them to show them they can't do that to you without consequences. Exactly the same as if it was a guy hitting you. What's the difference?

You know, its possible to be a gentleman at heart while not throwing logic out the window in the process.

 

[CorvinBlack]

Depends - if you are into equality - yes, if you are conservative - no, because a gentleman should never make a woman hit him, - if you are traditional - yes, - if you are a pimp - hell, yes, - if you are just pissed that day, and didn't think about your action, and now it seems rather stupid and pointless, - hell, no.

Here is a more simple guideline - do the same which you would do if it was a man instead, and never retaliate for a slap. Never. But if it punches you - aim for the head.

 

[Desert Tiger]

Can't just say yes/no, as it depends.

I'm a fairly big guy, and I'm not just going to floor someone (regardless of gender) if they're way out of their weight class.

However, if they're the same size then I'm all game.

 

[Kaymish]

well since many women are bigger than me and ive been beaten up by women several times (mostly because i seam to meet the most neurotic people out there) i think its fine to fight back especially if it looks like the first bunch is not going to be the last

 

[Spacelord]

I voted 'yes'.

 

[spodette]

I think that unless a woman is trying to do actual damage to you, as in break your jaw or stab you, then hitting back is overly agressive. I think that it is pretty easy to tell if someone means to hurt you or is just hitting out of frustration.
It is not sexist to point out that there are some physical differences between men and women for the vast majority of the population. Obviously there are exceptions to this rule, but men do tend to be larger than most women which means that it is rarely a fair fight.
Also, why does it sound like so many of you are friends with women who hit people? Maybe just hang out with different people so you wouldn't have to worry about this.

 

[goldenheart323]

Vague Poll question = thread fail

My parents taught me to never hit a woman. There are better ways of dealing with them. So when one attacks me I just pick her up & slam her into the wall or floor. I figure that's the proper and gentlemanly way to handle them.

No one should ever, ever, ever hit a woman regardless of how severely she wants you dead. Yeah. Instead of hitting back, you should comfortably restrain her until your differences are talked out peacefully.

This forum's so huge it really needs a "+1" feature. This thread's only 6hrs old and already up to 5 pages but really only has a few different answers.

 

[Booze Zombie]

I will fight anyone who is fighting me, not because I'm "hard" or "psycho", but because a fight is a fight.
I make no distinction between a female fighter and a male fighter, both are trying to injure or kill me.

Besides that, thinking that women are "weaker than you" is insulting to them, fight them as equals, if it comes to fighting at all, which is a negative option with anyone.
Also, it may surprise you to hear this, women are apparently more ggressive than males, committing around 69% of all homicides in America, if I remember the statistics properly.

So, if anything, women are more dangerous than men...

 

[stonkingjonas]

If anyone would physically assault me with honest and actual meaning to damage or kill me I would put them down.
Be it man, woman, child, or an elderly person.
If they're after blood, I'll happily supply it. Just not mine.

And as a personal principle, if someone attacks me once, I don't give them the opportunity to do it again. At the very least they'd end up in the hospital with some kind of damage inflicted making sure they wouldn't get out in a hurry.
Say massive cranial trauma or utterly demolished hands and/or feet.
No one lays a hand om me in anger twice.
Ever.

 

[Hazy]

-Snip-

Agreed completely.

More so, I find it odd how alot of the posts in this are "If the man can't take a hit, he has problems!" When we completely forget about the woman hitting him in the first place. Nevermind the fact that she just uppercut him, he must have some serious issues for fighting back...

[small]Note: Hazy does not endorse the act of domestic abuse, nor does he imply that it is morally/ethically correct. Furthermore, I do not imply that I would hit a woman if she did something as minor as playfully slapping the back of my head. If weapons are involved, and my life is threatened, it is kill or be killed. That is all.[/small]