I’m not sure why I’m telling you all this, but it seemed like a good idea, so here it goes. I’m a sophomore at Iowa State, and my friend who I met at the beginnig of this last summer, is a freshman at U of Nebr. (Tyler) Tyler and I became lifting buddies and were ok friends outside the gym too. Well, I guess this last Friday Tyler and his roommate Andy, who Tyler has known for years, were at a frat house. From what I’ve heard, Tyler punched Andy for no reason, and knocked him out with that punch, but he continued to punch andy in the head after he went down. Finally someone pulled Tyler off of Andy. Tyler is in jail now, and Andy after being released from the ER is back is his dorm room still unable to see out of one eye and has double vision.
I dont’ know what to think of Tyler now. He was a pretty cool kid, who worked his ass of in the gym, but if he does this to someone he’s known for years, it obviuosly isn’t safe for me or other people he doesn’t know very well to be around him. I can believe that Tyler would do that, becuase I’ve heard about 3 cases where he punched 3 different kids in high school. But he wasn’t friends with those kids. When I heard the news that he almost killed Andy, I was really disappointed. He was my first real workout buddy, and now he basically doesn’t exist, because I’m not going near him if he has anger management problems like that. It’s just hard to know that someone you thought you knew could be so violent and now you should stay away from him. It’s not like someone died, but it almost feels like it, except I don’t have good things to say about him anymore. By the way, I"m about 80% sure he’s not on roids. He’s about 5’10 and 180lbs. any comments? thanks
My friend, all I can tell you is that shit like that happens sometimes. I know that sounds harsh, but one of my best friends (still) was known for just punching people for no appearent reason whenever he got drunk. It was my job the whole time we were in college to stay near him so he would have sombody to hit that could take it. I stepped into many rt-crosses from him (his favorite). fortunately I have a skull that would allow me to play a Klingon on star-trek with just a shave and he never did me any real harm. The few times he got stupid(er) I pinned him to the floor till he settled down. That was all better than 15 years ago and he is now a non-drinking father of four and still my best friend. I would not want to lose any of my close friends, the way I see it your friends are one of the only associations you really get choose in life. You’re born to your family, you’re hired into your workplace and the women in your life choose you and your hormones just take you along for the ride.
(wow…I write some wierd stuff when I stay up late)
Uriah
Is he taking any antidepressants or ritalin? There have been some cases of people seriously
flipping out while using them. Could have been some thing between them you didn’t know
about like both of them liking the same girl or something. He could just be fucked in the head.
There is a kid I used to know who used to start fights with anyone for no reason including his
friends. Some people just have a lot of problems. Why don’t you ask him what happend?
What to think about him? 1)He is a coward. 2)He is in the hands that he should be. 3)I am not so sure that roids brings out the asshole, I think it is more likely that some assholes with little-man disease find roids and start believing their mirror makes the man. This is not to implicate all who juice, by any means. Send Andy a kind word. Wipe your mind clear of this other coward.
Some friend you are, You haven’t even gotten your “friend’s” side of the story and already the condemnation starts. Even if the guy has problems, wouldn’t a friend try to get him some help, maybe go out on a limb to help him out?
Geez, no wonder the rest of the world thinks we heave no stomach and lack “staying power”, If this post is right, we condemn and abandon our friends at the first sign of trouble.
I would give you different advice if he was a long-time friend that you have known well for many years. But since you don’t know him all that well, I suggest that you distance yourself from him. And if he asks why you don’t want to be around him, just tell him that he is a liability and you don’t want to be around someone who can’t control himself or acts out with such violence for no reason.
