5 on 1 Fight. Did I Overreact?

So last night i was driving home and i was driving up a 2 way street that could only fit one car up at a time due to parked cars.

I’d already reversed my car back down the srteet let someone out.

Anyway i was around 75m up the 100m or street when a car pulled down the street at the same time. Flashing his lights and shit signalling me to move. i stayed put as he should of been reversing.

The passenger gets out of the car (cunt we’ll cal him) and starts shouting at me to turn my lights off (in arabic, im in egypt and cant speak/understand fluently). He comes up to my window which is down screaming at me turn my lights off ( i assume they were in his eyes) and telling me to reverse.

I explained that my main beams weren’t on etc. when i was looking at the dash cunt slapped me across the face from inside out side the car.

The the other 4 guys got out of the car and approcahed my window as well.

Flight or flight?

Flight wasn’t an option. they started reaching through the window to grab me and stuff so i hopped to the passenger seat and opened the drivers door slight and the booted the door open to get them away from the car. I figured that even i get out of the car and fight and be on my feet or i get dragged out and end up on the folor and get the shit kicked out of me.

I went straight for cunt and grabbed his collar and got a few shots off as the other 4 guys jumped me and dragged me off. I leant forward with my left hand grabbed his throat and could feel his windpipe in my hand and i just held on for dear life for about 20 seconds.

Pushed him forward onto my bonnet, i could feel him struggle for breath and getting weaker and weaker, all while the other 4 guys are trying to pull me away.

2 more guys jumped in from the street to hold me back as well and i finally let go.

After that the guy who slapped me started shouting abuse at me, which enraged me more. I shook free and barged through the 6 guys who were around me and rushed towards cunt and threw him to the floor via the bonnet of another car.

I then pucnhed him 4 or 5 times in the ribs and head until i was dragged back again.

Anyways, it calmed down then and the driver of the car started to apologise once he figured out i was foreign etc and cunt was out of order.

as all this was going on a few cars moved and we could both get down the street then, a few people were talking to me to calm me down and were telling me that the guy was really hurt and stuff. which i was glad about.

As our cars crossed the driver apologised again and again. and i eventually left.

I figured he hit me because he knew it was 5 on 1 and i would shy away and back up. No expecting me to go mental.

Did i over react or do the right thing?

My fiance said i shoud be more careful and that i don’t know my own strength, i guess adrenaline does crazy things.

The way things are over here at the moment i’m suprised i didn’t take a knife in the back or the gut. Which i didn’t even think about until after.

What the fuck are you doing getting into a street fight in the middle of fucking Egypt right now? Have you watched the news in the last ten months?

And also, fuck those guys. You have the right away on a one-lane, two-direction road going up a hill; the assumption is that if your brakes failed it would be harder for you to steer yourself to safety going downhill backwards than forward.

Things COULD have gone very badly for you.

If this happened in Philly or Camden, you would be dead today.

I got a bit lost. When did you pull the stop sign out of the ground?

I think Jake Teacher would approve.

[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Things COULD have gone very badly for you.

If this happened in Philly or Camden, you would be dead today. [/quote]

Yeah i guess i was pretty lucky, but did i have an option?

If i stayed in the car i guess i would of been dragged out and beaten, either way it was guna be a fight. Luckily the guys were around a buck 50 or less lol.

[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
I got a bit lost. When did you pull the stop sign out of the ground?

I think Jake Teacher would approve.[/quote]

if there was one around i guess it would of happened when i jumped out of the car lol

If they’re coming at you 5 on 1 anything goes. In the words of Brad Pitt “If it comes to that, someone will leave here missing an ear, or not being able to fuck anymore.”

[quote]DBCooper wrote:
What the fuck are you doing getting into a street fight in the middle of fucking Egypt right now? Have you watched the news in the last ten months?

And also, fuck those guys. You have the right away on a one-lane, two-direction road going up a hill; the assumption is that if your brakes failed it would be harder for you to steer yourself to safety going downhill backwards than forward.[/quote]

haha i’ve lived here for 2 years, and the shit over the last year has lead to this stuff happening. The guy never would of started a fight a year ago.

But since the breakdown of basic civilisation people tend to think they can do what they want with no repercussions and that shit has been pissing me off royally.

Well, you mentioned that these boys were already on you like stank on shit, so there was nothing you could’ve done.

Some general points on avoidance:

  • Keep your windows up (you’re in Egypt, we can imagine it’s hot as hell but jeez)
  • Consider investing in some plexi glass windows (again, it’s Egypt)
  • Be on the lookout for possible tight spots when driving. Always back down. You’ll still get to point B quicker because you’re saving yourself the standoff/shouting/fighting time.

[quote]Dre the Hatchet wrote:
Well, you mentioned that these boys were already on you like stank on shit, so there was nothing you could’ve done.

Some general points on avoidance:

  • Keep your windows up (you’re in Egypt, we can imagine it’s hot as hell but jeez)
  • Consider investing in some plexi glass windows (again, it’s Egypt)
  • Be on the lookout for possible tight spots when driving. Always back down. You’ll still get to point B quicker because you’re saving yourself the standoff/shouting/fighting time.[/quote]

Or the obvious, fucking move to another country.

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]Dre the Hatchet wrote:
Well, you mentioned that these boys were already on you like stank on shit, so there was nothing you could’ve done.

Some general points on avoidance:

  • Keep your windows up (you’re in Egypt, we can imagine it’s hot as hell but jeez)
  • Consider investing in some plexi glass windows (again, it’s Egypt)
  • Be on the lookout for possible tight spots when driving. Always back down. You’ll still get to point B quicker because you’re saving yourself the standoff/shouting/fighting time.[/quote]

Or the obvious, fucking move to another country.[/quote]

Both very good points, always backing down is probably the most sensible thing to do i guess, saves a lot of shit.

Whats the repercussions for possessing a firearm with intent to shoot? Use it for self defense man. Its no different than the old man fucking up the teenage punks in Pennsylvania a couple weeks ago.

I think you overracted when you charged the dude again.

That was uncalled for as he was retreating.

Getting out of the car was the best choice. You’re right. Getting dragged out would’ve instantly put you on the ground. At least you had a fighters chance to get one or two standing up.

Was there arab booty bouncing around and belly dancing?

[quote]24Animal7 wrote:
Whats the repercussions for possessing a firearm with intent to shoot? Use it for self defense man. Its no different than the old man fucking up the teenage punks in Pennsylvania a couple weeks ago. [/quote]

Yea i was actually looking into getting a licensed gun which can be done quite easily over here these days. Although i’m not to savvy on self defence law over here.

I do know that if some one breaks into your home all bets are off, u could hack that mother fucker to death with no fear of being arrested.

[quote]24Animal7 wrote:
Whats the repercussions for possessing a firearm with intent to shoot? Use it for self defense man. Its no different than the old man fucking up the teenage punks in Pennsylvania a couple weeks ago. [/quote]

Whacking people over road rage in a society that has seen nothing but violence over the last year could may not be the best idea (unless you like being chased by a gun-wielding lynch mob).
De-escalation really is the key here.

[quote]Dre the Hatchet wrote:

[quote]24Animal7 wrote:
Whats the repercussions for possessing a firearm with intent to shoot? Use it for self defense man. Its no different than the old man fucking up the teenage punks in Pennsylvania a couple weeks ago. [/quote]

Whacking people over road rage in a society that has seen nothing but violence over the last year could may not be the best idea (unless you like being chased by a gun-wielding lynch mob).
De-escalation really is the key here.[/quote]

Best point so far! Definitely not worth killing someone over, he just need to be put in his place and feel some pain for the next week or so.

I would still get a firearm. Just don’t be dumb with it. Too many people think they’re god when they carrying. Its a last resort self defense mechanism. Killing people. No.

[quote]24Animal7 wrote:
I would still get a firearm. Just don’t be dumb with it. Too many people think they’re god when they carrying. Its a last resort self defense mechanism. Killing people. No. [/quote]

It’d just be for home use, if the wife comes out of the kitchen etc lol.

Nah but serious i would keep one in my home just in case. Never carry it out with me unless i was on a long journey through quiet ares etc…

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
I think you overracted when you charged the dude again.

That was uncalled for as he was retreating.

Getting out of the car was the best choice. You’re right. Getting dragged out would’ve instantly put you on the ground. At least you had a fighters chance to get one or two standing up.

Was there arab booty bouncing around and belly dancing?

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I fucking wish, although i probably would of got distracted by it and got blind sided.

I charged him again because of the shit he was saying. Plus i figured he deserved it for the cheap shot slap lol, punk as bitch.

^ So you could understand what he was saying in Arabic?