Ragen Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I've been to big fights like that before. 9/10 times they don't happen. People brick themselves and back off. But when people do actually fight, they are very nasty. I saw someone have a screwdriver stuck into their leg when two 'crews' had it out. My best advice is to turn up and support your friend, as a friend would, but try to calm things down/ intimidate them so much they back off and avoid starting an actual fight. If it looks like a fight will happen, try and set up a fair one vs one, the two people who started the whole thing. Big fights are not nice experiences. Trust me. Thanks Venomai for this super sig and Kwimbob for the awesome avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyssalwhip Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 dont get involved you'll just end up getting in trouble too Your name is "bet you fail", and you're starting a business with your mom? I'm not even going to touch that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedepressedsquirrel Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Pie-eater is not a very good wrestling name. Give your friend another name before the fight so that he will be respected by the other luchadors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersushipunk Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Pacifism is overrated, if I was in your situation, I would definitely help my friends in a similar fashion. Only a coward would have a propaganda flashback in his mind, telling him "don't get into fights, it will ruin your life and you'll go to jail and lose everything you have and hungry sheep will feast on you" There's no need to blame yourself for anything. Maybe you live in a relatively peaceful neighborhood. After you spend a few years of your life living in a less peaceful area (Detroit) because of your work, you will realize things like this are a reality of life, but never get into a fight for no reason and calling the cops is often a good idea. If somebody attacks your friend, of course you're justified to go and help him. I'd even say obliged, if you are a true friend. Why on earth would you want to go to a fight? If they want to fight, fine. Why would they expect you to? If my friends initiated the fight, then no, I wouldn't help them. But in this scenario his friends were attacked first, so I'd definitely help my friends (though I'd advise them not to annoy anybody by calling them 'pie eater') How is pacifism overrated? I see nothing wrong with nobody getting hurt. I do see something wrong with people getting hurt. P.S. If you are going to resort to name-calling, here's one for you Warmonger I used to have a link to my school's project to provide fresh water to a Kenyan Village, but the sig police changed the link to say something, which, if followed, leads to an "ahem" adult website. Let me ask you. Which do you think is worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deloriagod Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Like it was mentioned before, you should show up to support your friend, but don't get too involved unless he's outnumbered. There's no honor in you and 5 friends beating the snot out of one kid who pulled a cheap shot. Internet Marketing For Newbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul740 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Go, no questions asked... When your mates get in a fight on the football field you get your [wagon] out there and back them up! Same with Rl... you go out there and back your friends up, because thats what they need... Don't worry about getting into trouble, you'll get in enough junk from doing stupid stuff... in this case at least it counts for somthing... ---- Read through whole thread... I would have to say that your decision seems pretty good... Funny i was gonna suggest brass knuckles (sp) Anyway, if you use intimidation and can scare em off then just do that... Back your friends if they need it... New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstain Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 If you're going to fight and they're going to fight dirty, bring atleast twice as many people, you'll either win or they'll not fight :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackattack Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 dont take stuff from anybody and back your friends up but dont beat on random ppl. My carbon footprint is bigger than yours...and you know what they say about big feet. These are the times that try mens souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Bring allies to outnumber the living hell out of them. At least this will intimidate the other guys from fighting, knowing that they will be beat into a pulp. If you have to, kick their knee cap at a certain angle (from the side) to break their leg if they pull out a weapon. Then just say it was self-defense. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLancer Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 How is pacifism overrated? I see nothing wrong with nobody getting hurt. I do see something wrong with people getting hurt. See, because violent people like that who start fights, couldn't care less if your friend is for or against violence. They will try to beat him down either way, and if it was just 1 person picking on your friend, I'd say you're not a real friend if you don't go and help him. "I'm sorry you're in the hospital now, but I was kinda scared and I think the world should be peaceful you know". That's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I have to agree with BlueLancer on this one. You should stick up for your friends no matter what. Yes, Violence isn't always the answer. However, in a case like this, it may have to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Dont go unless its a sure win 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Ensure that you have sufficient numbers to cover every point of escape bar one with at least three people. Prior to the engagement, you will have set up barbed wire and barricades to dissuade your opponents from assaulting those holding the gaps. Should you have been blessed with sufficient preparation time, you will also have placed anti-personnel mines. Ensure that your gunners' fields of fire overlap without putting other gunners at risk. By using terrain, you will have limited your opponents' fields of movement to the point where they will be cut down in crossfire. Should they choose to escape, they will do so through the one route you left open for them. Ensure that this route is sufficiently narrow so that only a maximum of two people may pass through at once. At this bottleneck, your gunners should be able to cut down fleeing opponents. You will have trapped this route with piano wire at the average ankle level in order to create more congestion. At the other end of the escape corridor, you will have posted at least two sentries with close-combat weapons and orders to incapacitate foes for later interrogation. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencekill Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Ensure that you have sufficient numbers to cover every point of escape bar one with at least three people. Prior to the engagement, you will have set up barbed wire and barricades to dissuade your opponents from assaulting those holding the gaps. Should you have been blessed with sufficient preparation time, you will also have placed anti-personnel mines. Ensure that your gunners' fields of fire overlap without putting other gunners at risk. By using terrain, you will have limited your opponents' fields of movement to the point where they will be cut down in crossfire. Should they choose to escape, they will do so through the one route you left open for them. Ensure that this route is sufficiently narrow so that only a maximum of two people may pass through at once. At this bottleneck, your gunners should be able to cut down fleeing opponents. You will have trapped this route with piano wire at the average ankle level in order to create more congestion. At the other end of the escape corridor, you will have posted at least two sentries with close-combat weapons and orders to incapacitate foes for later interrogation. Don't rely that they'll pass through that one route. They may be smart enough to choose another and blow it up with a granade, destroying any blockcades you may have put up and possibly hurting your own men. Cornered beasts are dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Don't rely that they'll pass through that one route. They may be smart enough to choose another and blow it up with a granade, destroying any blockcades you may have put up and possibly hurting your own men. Cornered beasts are dangerous. They're not cornered, which is precisely why they will take the route you left them. Given sufficiently low morale to cause a rout in the first place, they will always choose the path of least resistance. If he speaks belligerently and advances aggressively, he will retreat. Throw your troops into situations where there is no escape, where they will die before escaping. When they are about to die, what can they not do? They will exert their full strength. When the troops are in desperate situations, they fear nothing; having penetrated deep in enemy ground, they are united. When there are no other alternatives, they will fight. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloaked_Shadow Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 We are blessed with sufficient prep time. We are setting up a perimeter now, using specialized anti-infantry turrets. In order to stop panic, they are for now disguised as vending machines. We are readying several cars in order to prepare blockades, and are currently arming ourselves with several fire-arms. We have surgically inserted ourselves with Identify Friend or Foe chips, useful for finding targets through enemy-created smog or gas. Automated IFF grenade launcher is now online. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito_Blade Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 :shock: ...I'm freaking scared now... "We'll bring the sexy back to judging >_>." --Nadril Bleh, once I get off my lazy bum and go to Imageshack, there will be a picture here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 If someone has assaulted your friend then go to the bloody police? What are you in a tribe or something? If none of you go to the fight then noone gets hurt. jeez, kids these days. You don't have to be so extremely arrogant about it. I don't agree with this arranged fight stuff (it's very 'television'), but if a fight starts in the spur of the moment and your friend gets hit, are you honestly not going to help out? I expect from all my friends that if something starts, they've got to have my back, and they know I'll have theirs in a similar situation. La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 The thread isn't about that though, it's not whether you defend your friend on the spur of the moment - it is about going to a pre-arranged fight later on that day, or perhaps even another day. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 The thread isn't about that though, it's not whether you defend your friend on the spur of the moment - it is about going to a pre-arranged fight later on that day, or perhaps even another day. Alot of the comments posted in protest to it were generalisations about fighting, not specific to the thread. I'm just rolling with the punches. (Bad pun.) La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Yes... fight back and when the other people lose, they want revenge and when they win, your friend will want revenge after... It's going to be a nice 360 cycle of idiocy :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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