[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
You are not in grade school. Do not act like you are in grade school. The things you do now have serious, and lasting, consequences.
You should be worried. Anything can happen in a fight. And if you fight two of them, you will lose. You ever fight two guys before? Good luck buddy.
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Good advice, thanks. I have fought 2 guys before, 2 years ago, and yeah, I lost that one.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
matathedestroyer wrote:
Just keep doing what you do. If they didnt do anything the first time they are cowards. If they need to feel tough with 10 to 1 odds… cowards.
Just show them you’re not scared. Bullies are creatures of oppurtunity. Show them you’re not scared of them and you’ll be fine.
LOL!!!
Motherfucker you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Shit like this will get you killed in the streets.
I can’t believe this was even posted. This is like that crap your third grade teacher tells you- “oh they’re just cowards! Nothing will happen!”
Bullshit. You avoid violence at all costs, but when it happens, you meet violence with more violence. And like I said, unless this cat is ready to seriously make his life more difficult between courts, cops, judges, and stompings, and other shit, than I advise him to just take what is literally the high road and avoid it.[/quote]
Thanks. The responses are pretty much in line with what the logical part of my brain is telling me. I guess this is just a matter of a wounded ego, which is a pretty retarded reason to potentially fuck up my life.
[quote]ElbowStrike wrote:
Can’t you carry for defense in Texas?[/quote]
Yes, we can. I own a gun, but I’m not eager to kill someone if I don’t have to. And unless you are prepared to kill someone, I don’t think drawing a gun is ever a good idea.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
Then again, i don’t know how serious this feud is, if they have guns on them at the time, this may badly escalate the situation. [/quote]
Agreed.
[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
True…sounds like he has too much pride. How will they “win” if you take a different route to work?? Its one thing if they’re following you around…but don’t be stupid. Also,why doesn’t he report it to POLICE and not a security guard at his job.[/quote]
You’re right about the pride part. I guess the smart thing to do is take a hit to my pride and just avoid these guys for now. Oh, and the security guard is HPD and I was just asking his advice because, well, he was there. Also, the police don’t do anything about verbal threats. Something has to happen first. I’ve been down that road before.
[quote]Itchy wrote:
Big_Boss wrote:
True…sounds like he has too much pride. How will they “win” if you take a different route to work?? Its one thing if they’re following you around…but don’t be stupid. Also,why doesn’t he report it to POLICE and not a security guard at his job.
You’re right about the pride part. I guess the smart thing to do is take a hit to my pride and just avoid these guys for now. Oh, and the security guard is HPD and I was just asking his advice because, well, he was there. Also, the police don’t do anything about verbal threats. Something has to happen first. I’ve been down that road before.[/quote]
Well…yeah its Houston…so I could see the problem with verbal threats not taken serious by PD. Smaller town PD will do extra patrols in an area if requested. Just suck it up and avoid them…oh and wouldn’t hurt to go ahead and get concealed carry license if you can…you won’t always be in your vehicle.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
How some of you people that posted on this thread have survived as long as you have amazes me.
Proves Darwin wrong though I’ll tell you that.[/quote]
Jesus always has your back in a fight.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
THE TRUTH[/quote]
Good post.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
The world is descending into chaos. The culture of violence is spreading now from ghettoes outward.[/quote]
Ridiculous hyperventilation from stupid white people to justify preconceived notions about the world that are baseless.
The last ten years has been the safest period of time to live in this country, and you are full of shit.
[quote]ElbowStrike wrote:
Can’t you carry for defense in Texas?[/quote]
Call me crazy, but I think defense is long out the window when you willingly put yourself in a position to need defense. Especially when there are other reasonable alternative routes he could take? Lawyers would destroy him.
To the OP: don’t wrestle with pigs. You’ll just get muddy and the pig will love it.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
I thought Texas gun laws were much less strict, i.e. you can have a loaded gun in your car?
In your situation i would:
Buy some lightweight defense pistol, with a 10+ round clip. Don’t just go for one with less, because if you’re new to guns and actually get in a situation you have to shoot, you’ll need all the shots you can take. especially jacked up on adrenaline.
You don’t let them know you have it, and you don’t pull it or threaten it, just have it if shit gets serious. There’s a large chance that just seeing you have a gun on you if they try something could scare them shitless. Then again, i don’t know how serious this feud is, if they have guns on them at the time, this may badly escalate the situation. Your call.[/quote]
Good thing you’re not in his situation.
If i was, i would just take the alternate route. I was merely posting a suggestion, based on the assumption he won’t.
Douse yourself in gamma rays, then make them provoke you.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
dragonmamma wrote:
You do realize they can find out where you live by running a check on your license plate. Do you really want to escalate this and constantly worry about a visit to your home?
Drive a different way and take out your aggression in the weight room.
How would a civilian non-LEO run a plate check?
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It costs $25-50US Online.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
If i was, i would just take the alternate route. I was merely posting a suggestion, based on the assumption he won’t.[/quote]
I took a different way. A little voice in my head was calling me a pussy the whole time.
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How would a civilian non-LEO run a plate check?
It costs $25-50US Online.[/quote]
Hmmm. . .I will have to research this.
[quote]CappedAndPlanIt wrote:
Call me crazy, but I think defense is long out the window when you willingly put yourself in a position to need defense. Especially when there are other reasonable alternative routes he could take? Lawyers would destroy him.
To the OP: don’t wrestle with pigs. You’ll just get muddy and the pig will love it.[/quote]
Thanks for the advice. Of course you are right. I have never really been a shit talker, and though I’ve never really started a fight, I’ve always had the mentality that I must never back down from one, either. In retrospect, that mentality has gotten me into some pretty shitty situations that could have been easily avoided.
Oh, and thanks for the pig analogy. I like pig analogies.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
How some of you people that posted on this thread have survived as long as you have amazes me.
Proves Darwin wrong though I’ll tell you that.
Jesus always has your back in a fight.
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Reminds me of a funny story our Priest told after Hurricane Katrina:
A poor woman was sitting on her porch in New Orleans as Katrina was approaching. Some neighbors, who were evacuating, stopped in front of her house in their car and asked if she wanted to leave with them. She kindly thanked them and said, “I’m waiting for the Good Lord to save me.”
Later that day, Katrina hit with a force and it wasn’t long before the floodwaters came to her house. She was out on her porch again when a rescue team approached in a motorboat. They called out to her asking if she wanted to come aboard and ride off to safety. She replied with, “No thanks, the Good Lord will save me.”
Sure enough, the next day, the floodwaters had risen to the point where the woman had to go to her roof. As she sat there, an Army helicopter appeared and hovered over her house. They dropped a harness down and told her to get in and they’d pull her up to safety. Once again, she waived them off and yelled, “The Good Lord will save me.” With many others to rescue, the helicopter moved on.
Later that night, the floodwaters washed away her house, and the old woman drowned.
As she stood in front of God in heaven, she was indignant and said, “Lord, I prayed and waited for you to save me. Why didn’t you answer my prayers?”
God looked down at her and replied, “What is wrong with you woman? I sent you an escape car, a motorboat and a rescue helicopter and you refused them all.”
The point is, if Jesus has his back in this scenario, he’s probably back there trying to get him to take a different route.
DB
[quote]Jeffe wrote:
KBCThird wrote:
dragonmamma wrote:
You do realize they can find out where you live by running a check on your license plate. Do you really want to escalate this and constantly worry about a visit to your home?
How would a civilian non-LEO run a plate check?
It costs $25-50US Online.[/quote]
I jsut did a google search for “license plate check” and a bunch of hits came up. I understand that in the world we live in it’s pretty hard to disappear; but it’s one thing for a high school classmate who already knows my full name to be able to find me through one of those “reunion” sites, it’s quite another for somebody who’s pissed that I didnt yield, or beeped at him for cutting me off to be able to look me up. Just dangerous
[quote]Itchy wrote:
I took a different way. A little voice in my head was calling me a pussy the whole time. [/quote]
A wise man once told me, “It takes more of a man to walk away from a fight, than to engage in one”.