[areth]

Hmm... "later" threats, "I'll kill you" threats, and things like that are usually hollow and just make me laugh.

The sad thing was he didn't know what was happening until after the "fight" was over, so it was more like punching a rag doll with a surprised expression than actually punching someone.

I do think three punches was a little overboard, but I seriously wasn't even thinking. Honestly I don't even remember what happened when I was punching him. I don't know what that's about but, for some reason the whole time I was punching him just sort of blacked out. Any idea what that is?

[robsdak]

blacking out is called 'anger rage' it is normal in that kind reaction... your brain shuts down and you instincts take over. i am sure i will get blasted for this answer, so be it.

but good for you..... let them walk on you now and they will think they can for a lifetime. your reputation is intact.

as far as threats go, they come from small minded people and should be taken with a grain of salt. actions speak volumes.

[heysmithy]

Nah, punching jack@$$es is a fine thing to do. A public service in my book. Just don't get yourself hurt in the process.

I have a "school fight" story to share. One time in gym class I was just shooting some hoops by myself. This kid came up behind me, grabbed my basketball, threw it across the court, and said "go fetch doggie". I was stunned. I didn't know what to do. I just walked across the court and got my ball while I thought about what to do. As I walked and thought about it I got more and more angry. When I got back the kid was playing on the goal that I had been playing on. I walked up behind him, ball in hand and cocked back and I yelled "hey!". When he turned around, I hit him in the face with the ball. Then while he was still standing I jumped on him, pushed his face into my chest, and kept pounding the top of his head with my palm. I must have broke his nose with the ball because my shirt was covered in blood. The gym teacher ran over and tackled me. We both got in a little trouble, but it was WELL worth it.

[ozarks dave]

Originally Posted by robsdak

blacking out is called 'anger rage' it is normal in that kind reaction... your brain shuts down and you instincts take over. i am sure i will get blasted for this answer, so be it.

but good for you..... let them walk on you now and they will think they can for a lifetime. your reputation is intact.

as far as threats go, they come from small minded people and should be taken with a grain of salt. actions speak volumes.

i have the same problem. i can take a lot of bs, but a person can only take so much and they explode. i have a very bad case of holding stuff in and letting it all go at once, usually ending up with a busted knuckle, hurting hands, etc...
but you cant take sh*t from anyone. i was picked on all through grade school, i was the fat kid, until one day id had enough of being picked on and i broke the biggest bullies nose. never had another bullying incident all through the rest of school.
the only problem with standing up for yourself these days, is when the jerk who got his nose popped now comes back in with his dads rifle and pistol and starts taking his revenge. the world is truly sad. no one can take an ass whooping anymore, they have to be the bigger tougher guy and pull a gun.

[lpm67]

I'm glad you didnt get into trouble at school for this incident, here in NZ you would have been expelled.
My personal opinion is that you probably had to smack the little bugger, that type usually escalate to full fledged bullies and your standing upto him has probably made you less of a target....be careful to keep your head down at school for the next few weeks...you can bet that the teachers will be watching out for any signs of ongoing aggression/anger/pig headedness and you dont want to give anyone an excuse to try it on with you.

[cowgirlup]

Originally Posted by areth

I do think three punches was a little overboard, but I seriously wasn't even thinking. Honestly I don't even remember what happened when I was punching him. I don't know what that's about but, for some reason the whole time I was punching him just sort of blacked out. Any idea what that is?

Probably some pent up violence from all those video games you've been playing! LOL JK


Seriously though, brain turns off and all the fight or flight adrenaline stuff kicks in....

[stairman]

Id have kicked his ass or got mine kicked, either way it would have went down. I dont do bodily excrements and he would have found that out the hard way.

[areth]

I'm with Ozarks, here. I can take a lot of BS without doing a thing until I just kind of blow up on the first person that puts me over the edge. So... taking out two years of BS in three punches. Last time was just one punch, but I broke his jaw in that one (and he smashed his nose on the concrete) so I just figured I had enough and hauled my @$$ out before anyone could get the cops or something.

So, teachers already know I'm not a violent person. They know I can take a lot of BS then just kind of snap and beat the crap out of someone, but that takes a year or two before I actually snap. And they know I won't hesitate to beat the crap out of someone who hits me first (last time that happened was first day of school, no one came close to punching me since, which is good)

I'm not known as a bad@$$ and don't want to be, people just know not to f*&k with me. Of course sometimes people view this as thinking I'm some kind of terminator-esque killing machine and try to "teach me a lesson" or something like that. That's the only reason I usually get into fights and it kind of ticks me off, but it's better than people thinking they can do whatever they want to me without anything happening.

[pocomoonskyeyes]

Areth there is a saying for that" I ain't Bad, but the bad don't F**k with me". Like everyone else has said, Keep cool, keep your nose clean. However as the Marines say "watch your six". Some bullies will resort to a cowardly sneak attack to try and regain some status.

[highwayrider02]

Ya didn't overreact in the least. Far gone are the days of a polite society where people wouldn't even think of doing something like that, but they do it now because they believe people will not retaliate for fear of punishment or the law.

I've been out of high school for a while now and I can say that my attitude towards fighting has changed dramatically. I used to go looking for fights. Now it's the last thing I wanna do. Even with that in mind, if someone comes after you, let 'em have it.