Poll: Striking a woman

[Slash Joel]

I am a pacifist so i don't strike men, women, and anything in between. I will defend myself but I don't like hurting others.

 

[Stu35]

I explained that there is no need to get physical and suggested him to calm down
Then he pushed me again, called me a fag and asked what will I do.
Then I once more explained that I will not tolerate such behavior further from excuse of human being.
Then he attempted to punch me, I counterattacked him with 3 hit combo that left him on the ground gasping for air.

Seems legit.

My thoughts exactly. I especially like the phrase "3 hit combo".

Internet ten-men aside.

If you're in danger, then you absolutely should. Nothing more to say really.

Also. This.

I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry, that I can't strangle people through Internet.

Believe me, so am I some times.

While I am supporter of "question everything" ideology, I'm also tired of people dismissing things only because they don't sound fancy enough.

Not because it didn't sound fancy enough, but because, by and large, people who have been in fights, rarely describe the manner the fight took place in terms of the combos they executed.

If anything, I question your story because it sounds too fancy.

However, how true your story is, is ultimately irrelevant as you posed a good, relevant question on the morals of violence towards females and the circumstances in which it is acceptable - whether or not people believe you on the internet shouldn't matter.

Seriously I was pissed for like 5 minutes (that's a lot for me) after reading this.

Diddums.

And combo is short form of combination and often used in games.

Yes, yes it is. Where it is NOT often used, is street fights.

I don't know how to react to this.

Don't, there's nothing really to react to - you posted a story on the internet, a couple of people questioned it's legitimacy. It shouldn't really matter - As I said above, you still posed a good, relevant question which has sparked debate.

I'm sorry?

Don't be.

Then let me pull some word out of my ass, specially for all you skeptics out there.
"Then he attempted to punch me, I counterattacked him with chrammadash that left him on the ground gasping for air."
Now it's mysterious and fancy enough?

You appear to have missed the point, I hope that my above has clarified why the legitimacy was in question, and ultimately why it shouldn't even matter.

 

[F'Angus]

Generally I don't think striking anyone is acceptable unless they present some danger.

And as for your slap I think in the situation it was perhaps the right thing to do, because you were under attack.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

And combo is short form of combination and often used in games.

Yes, yes it is. Where it is NOT often used, is street fights.

Except for well choreographed ones.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

If I considered the level of physical threat high enough to warrant it, sure.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Way I see it, if they start trying to hit me I'm entitled to start trying to hit them back no matter what gender they are.
But I wouldn't just go up to a woman and hit her, same as I wouldn't just hit a random guy off the street

 

[Cabisco]

If your a guy you almost always have a clear physical advantage, it's best to restrain rather than hit if your in a situation where you being attacked by a women. I tend to try not to get into fights with anyone if I can avoid it, but I will defend myself if it came down to it and the attackers gender won't stop me doing that by force I deem nessessary.

And lets face it, if your the one defending yourself, it's up to you how much force you need to get someone to stop.

Remember you can always go to the police though, as I witnessed first hand when some horrible drunk women slapped a man because he wouldn't buy the stranger into the bar/drinks. He told her to leave him alone and he wasn't interested, she slapped him. He obviously went mad and started shouting at her, then left and within five minutes had come back with police. Everyone, including me confirmed she had slapped him. The reason I'm saying this story is because of that latent idea in the back of my head that you would almost expect the police to laugh at you for that, I know that sounds bad but it's honestly one of those things isn't it? you got hit by a girl, how weak are you?!

Okay to sum up, don't attack anyone but defend yourself against everyone and don't ever forget if it's a night out their will be coppers somewhere nearby.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

I don't think striking a woman is ever acceptable. Or man by that same point.

I concede however there are times when you have to do something unacceptable to protect yourself or others.

By saying "there are times when you have to do something unacceptable", you imply that the action is an acceptable thing to do in that circumstance. So is it acceptable in that case, or isn't it?

 

[Pimppeter2]

No. Never.

Even if my life was in danger, I wouldn't strike a woman. I'm 6'4", and a pretty big guy. I don't like striking anyone, because I might actually kill them. Especially a woman. And I will never kill, under any circumstance.

 

[n00beffect]

The results of this poll are rather depressing... 'with a reasons' could constitute anything, from having your kids neutered by the silly *****, to just taking orders from captain teapot-face, who lives in your ear and speaks to you at night... Seriously. Nothing excuses hitting a woman, unless she's hitting you back... hard. And nothing excuses hitting a man, too, on that note. Hitting a human being in general is wrong, because it just means you're pathetic. It means you have nothing to say, no way to defend whatever argument you're trying to make, so you let your barbaric emotions take over and do the 'talking' for you. Physical assault is almost never the answer. Oh, and if some extreme nutty-cake out there is gonna give me an obviously extreme example, along the stupid lines of: 'well what if she was Hitler!' - No. Just no, okay? You're stupid.