Fighting. - Page 3

Pekka · May 10, 2003, 02:06

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Originally posted by David Floyd
Pekka, I just remember what Royce Gracie did to Kimo from the guard - grabbed him by the hair and punched the hell out of him.

Oh yes. It was a good one..

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MichaeltheGreat · May 10, 2003, 02:14

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Originally posted by Lancer
The older I get the more I realize that fighting is to be avoided until the very last resort, or self defense.

Yep. I think old farts, at least if they ever engage their brains, start realizing you have less to win and more to lose, regardless of the outcome.

I've gotten in a few, rarely in self-defense, but several times in defense of others. Especially nowadays, with who knows who's carrying what, and a little kid, I would tend to really evaluate the situation before deciding to do more than dial 911 on the cel phone.

MichaeltheGreat · May 10, 2003, 02:19

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Originally posted by Oerdin
Heck, if you want a gun just go to TJ and you can buy a saturday night special for around $30 but don't blame me when the thing blows up in your hand. Post 9/11 it would be a lot hard to get back north as well. I can remember the good old day when if you were white they didn't even bother to ask you for ID much less search you for drugs or weapons.

If you drive across, and you act cool and the dogs don't check you, odds are you could still bring a quarter ton of coke and a few Kalashnikovs, but if you walk or bus across, they run you through metal detectors.

You also have to be a bit more cautious about buying down here unless you know people, because there's been a more or less sporadic crackdown due to a rash of homicides, and cops here tend to get shot up a bit.

If you get caught down here, though, you can be one ****ed puppy if you can't pay the cop off, and that's harder to do than you think. They've even got to the point where they occasionally bust cops for taking bribes. Besides, if you've got a bust coming here, the cop will have what's in your wallet if he wants it, anyway.

monolith94 · May 10, 2003, 02:29

"If you drive across, and you act cool and the dogs don't check you, odds are you could still bring a quarter ton of coke and a few Kalashnikovs, but if you walk or bus across, they run you through metal detectors."

Hmmmm... If that English degree thing doesn't pull through...

Dis · May 10, 2003, 03:16

I haven't been in a fight since high school.