I've just punched a child

The One Who Knocks

what eijit brings a knife to a fist fight?
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af_thefragile

What if the kid find you sometime next week walking down an empty street again and this time he's not alone, he's got all of his older brother's junkie scumbag friends with him to get back at you?

You know as they say the mob never forgets...

I would make sure all the doors were properly locked and even board up all the windows if I were you OP...

The One Who Knocks

af_thefragile wrote: »

I would make sure all the doors were properly locked and even board up all the windows if I were you OP...

Screw that, you need 'ta flee town, fast!
The 9 o'clocks leaving in 15 mins, now go, run! live your life!

Big Bottom

I bet you wouldnt be so quick to give a punch in the face if his big brother was there!

zuroph

Big Bottom wrote: »

I bet you wouldnt be so quick to give a punch in the face if his big brother was there!

no ****, two on one, and they're holding a knife? what a stupid point

FouxDaFaFa

Big Bottom wrote: »

It was a cowardly thing he done.

There is no need for violence. Ever.

What do you call threatening someone with a knife?

anncoates

Big Bottom wrote: »

There is no need for violence. Ever.

Not convinced it actually happened but that's silly.

Violence isn't nice but sometimes it's justified if you are capable of it. Basically, some people will just laugh at your liberal concerns and entreaties and stamp you into the ground without a second thought.

That said, some of the scumbag/violence porn in here is a bit risible and sickening.

zuroph

actually, I'm gonna point out that Big bottom regged yesterday but knows "yore ma" and Atari Jaguar, and has several trolly posts already.

Geri Male

You should have stabbed him as well - or least slashed him across the face.

The One Who Knocks

zuroph wrote: »

actually, I'm gonna point out that Big bottom regged yesterday but knows "yore ma" and Atari Jaguar, and has several trolly posts already.

Who knows my ma??
Thanks for pointing that out, zuroph.

Chavways

BillyMitchel wrote: »

chin the kant.

I'm adding this phrase to my vocabulary.

dickwod1

Well done OP fair play to ye, is this what you were listing to on your ear phones?

rolliepoley

Watch your back OP an elephant never forgets especially a sore one.

Fizman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgiuJ0F-OXs

Red Pepper

OU812 wrote: »

Heading into work, headphones on, head down. A kid about 10 or 12 stepped in front of me @ said something. Took off the headphones & he pulled a knife out & said "gimme yet f**ken' money & phone or F**ken' I'll stick ya".

I've never hit anyone before, don't know where it came from but I just lashed out, punched him straight in the face & he ended up on his back. I legged it & am sitting here, feeling like I'm gonna puke with a very sore hand & legs like jelly.

You are beginning to believe.

case885

Big Bottom wrote: »

I bet you wouldnt be so quick to give a punch in the face if his big brother was there!

the only way his older scumbag brother would of won a fight is by using a weapon or having 10 junkie friends standing behind him. scum like this should be put in extermination camps im sure the world is safer without them.

Big Bottom

Oh look, someone doesnt applaud someone else punching a child, lets call her a Troll!

Thanks zuroph!

Savage93

Big Bottom wrote: »

I bet you wouldnt be so quick to give a punch in the face if his big brother was there!

LOBOTOMISED TROLL!!!!!!:D:D:D

dgt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoFbCU1Z2mI

Big Bottom

That movie Ted was absolute rubbish.

The One Who Knocks

Big Bottom wrote: »

That movie Ted was absolute rubbish.

TROLOLOLOL!!

Big Bottom

lol!

Did you like it? It was really hyped up and it turned out to be thrash!

I bet you thought it was hilarious!

The One Who Knocks

Big Bottom wrote: »

lol!

Did you like it? It was really hyped up and it turned out to be thrash!

I bet you thought it was hilarious!

Do you get some sort of rush out of this?

fasttalkerchat

You were right. If you do report it make sure its anonymously so nothing can be said about you.

Johnny D. Mudd

Well I normally would not condone the use of physical violence on a child but in this case, with the little lad pulling a knife on you, I could excuse what was essentially a quick reactive punch. You didn't follow up with any more punches so it can be rightfully seen as an act of self-defence.

Big Bottom wrote: »

Eh, Hello people?

Why are there so many saying well done to this Guy?

It was a cowardly thing he done.

There is no need for violence. Ever.

This was in no way a cowardly act to be honest. When a person, ANY person, holds a knife or any other weapon up to you and threatens your life with it, you either run or fight back. Running is an option but it may result in an unanted chase through what is probably a busy street. Putting the kid on his back with a solid punch gives you enough time to get away from the situation and keep your money and ,more importantly, your life intact. There usually isn't any cause for violence, but in certain situations where your life, or the life of those you care about, is in danger, sometimes the only answer is to fight back. The one important aspect is that according to the OP, he only delivered one punch to the chap before making his escape. He didn't follow up with any further punches which may have resulted in serious injury to the knife-wielding scumbag so he did just enough to get away from danger. That's fair enough for me.

Big Bottom

But if he ran away without punching him it would of had the same effect.

Maybe it was just a reaction and hes not usually so violent but it is the congratulations that surprised me more.

BBDBB

Big Bottom wrote: »

But if he ran away without punching him it would of had the same effect.

Maybe it was just a reaction and hes not usually so violent but it is the congratulations that surprised me more.

why?

Big Bottom

because theres no need is why.

BBDBB

Big Bottom wrote: »

because theres no need is why.

huh? no need for the punch or no need for the congratulations?

BrokenArrows

Big Bottom wrote: »

But if he ran away without punching him it would of had the same effect.

Maybe it was just a reaction and hes not usually so violent but it is the congratulations that surprised me more.

He might have tried to run. Little ****er reacts and stabs him.

Out of all scenarios punching the kid is the best.

1. Guy gets away
2. Guy doesn't feel like a victim.
3. Kid doesn't get money
4. Slight chance the kid might realise he's being a ****wit.

OU812

I made a call to the local (to where it happened) Garda station & before giving my name explained the situation. The Garda asked me to describe the kid & then told me not to worry about it, he's known to them & they'll probably go looking for him tomorrow "to see if he's carrying".

I'm horrified that I reacted the way I did, but it was just that, a reaction. My first instinct would normally be to either run or hand over the goods. I have no idea where that punch came from. It's just not me & I wouldn't be the quickest in terms of reaction or thinking to do it.

Having said that, I've been thinking of finding a self defence course for my eldest to do, I might look for one for me at the same time.

Thank you all for your responses & thanks, I mean, WOW, look at that !

I think I've sufficiently recovered from the shock & earned myself a beer, so I'm going to take my sore hand & wrap it round a cold one.

Johnny D. Mudd

Big Bottom wrote: »

But if he ran away without punching him it would of had the same effect.

Maybe it was just a reaction and hes not usually so violent but it is the congratulations that surprised me more.

Well possibly but in a situation whereby one person is holding a knife to another, the person holding the knife has the advantage and is more likely to be pretty unpredictable in their behaviour. That word "possibly" I used earlier, "possibly" doesn't factor into it. In a situation like this there is no room for making assumptions. You run on pure instinct. You can state that it would have had the same effect but I don't believe that's so. If he makes a run for it, he's got a chase on his hands. Can he outrun the kid? Kids can be surprisingly pacy when they want to be. If he tries to make a run, will the kid react and possibly stab him? By running, he does stand a chance of getting away but he always puts himself in a situation whereby one false move sees him getting stabbed. Like I said in the previous post, putting the kid on his arse gives him vital seconds to get out of trouble. He did and no more harm was done.

Let's face it, no-one likes to be victimised. No one likes to be on the blade end of a knife or the barrel end of a gun. So when one person takes a stand and refuses to become a victim or even a statistic, it's not unusual for others to commend them for standing their ground. We may be a civilised race, but when put in a corner, we can still revert to our base emotions.

Big Bottom

It must has been a fierce punch to damage a grown mans hand.

Glad you werent injured as well I suppose.

phasers

Big Bottom wrote: »

But if he ran away without punching him it would of had the same effect.

Maybe it was just a reaction and hes not usually so violent but it is the congratulations that surprised me more.

Except the kid probably would have stabbed him. And he'd be missing his phone and wallet now.

But besides that, yeah same effect.

Johnny D. Mudd

Big Bottom wrote: »

It must has been a fierce punch to damage a grown mans hand.

Glad you werent injured as well I suppose.

In the end, that's all that really matters.

OP, I'm glad to hear that you reported the matter to the authorities and that it's being sufficiently dealt with. More importantly, I'm glad to hear that you got out of this situation safely and were able to keep yourself from harm (apart from your hand of course). You certainly earned yourself a beer or two.

stephenmarr

Simply put

"YOU SIR, ARE A LEGEND"

zuroph

Fair play for reporting it, you can have a clear conscience now, and knowing that the kid is known to them is good also. At least now, if you hear of any incident along there you know you reported.

gurramok

Furious_George wrote: »

OP, do you want to join my vigilante group...

Is that you a re-reg of The_Citizen?

smileyj1987

When you knocked him out , you should have robbed the mini scumbag !

PizzamanIRL

OU812 wrote: »

The Garda asked me to describe the kid & then told me not to worry about it, he's known to them & they'll probably go looking for him tomorrow "to see if he's carrying".

Translation: We don't know who you're talking about and we don't care about you almost being mugged. Let us get back to watching TV.

F1ngers

OU812 wrote: »

Heading into work, headphones on, head down. A kid about 10 or 12 stepped in front of me @ said something. Took off the headphones & he pulled a knife out & said "gimme yet f**ken' money & phone or F**ken' I'll stick ya".

I've never hit anyone before, don't know where it came from but I just lashed out, punched him straight in the face & he ended up on his back. I legged it & am sitting here, feeling like I'm gonna puke with a very sore hand & legs like jelly.

That's it, I'm voting NO. Little fuckers like this don't deserve any referendum.

x_Ellie_x

I'd say the little bugger deserved it. Well done!

Thomasmartin

Well done

Furious_George

gurramok wrote: »

Is that you a re-reg of The_Citizen?

Nah dude that guy was intense. Besides, I suspect he would only work as part of a team if there was some sort of super mutant scumbag who was about to end civilization as we know it.

JyesusChrist

You're my hero OP.

TheBegotten

Normally I'd object to violence but fair play OP! Better he gets it from you now than the business end of a gun ten years down the road in some gang feud.

Ottway

Is this you OP?

Johnny D. Mudd

gurramok wrote: »

Is that you a re-reg of The_Citizen?

Given the fact that I have only recently made my appearance on this delightful board, I had to do a little digging on this guy to find out what the deal was. I'm only really at the beginning of his posts but sufficed to say, this guy is a certified angry, hate-filled and bafflingly vengeful nutjob with a strange and obsessive hatred for "scumbags". I genuinely think that this guy will commit terrible acts of violent vigilantism donning a pitch-black one-piece, screaming at the moon and vowing to personally eliminate every scumbag from the face of this planet.

I would love to create a whole thread where we can all discuss the psychotic vengence-filled fury that is the_citizen but I'm not really sure if it's appropriate.

Panthro

Bang! And the scumbag's gone!
Nice!

dfx-

RikkFlair wrote: »

Decent folk 1-0 Scumbags.

Ah, you've obviously come in late to the match.

The score is Decent folk 3 Scumbags 15,577,248