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Originally Posted by Rapini
He offered his unsupported opinion just as you offered your unsupported opinion. If you offer your rationale he'll have something to respond to.
OK. Back in the day when guys got into fights, once the fight was over it was over. 2 guys got pissed, they had a fight and that was that. The police weren't called unless someone was seriously injured. If someone hit you, you hit them back and then you moved on.
Nowadays, starting from a young age, people are taught to "turn the other cheek". There are "no tolerance" policies in schools. If someone hits you or bullies you, you are supposed to tell the teacher. If you fight back, you are in just as much trouble as the bully. Of course telling the teacher doesnt solve the problem but that's a whole different discussion. No tolerance policies have not stopped bullying. That's a whole different discussion also.
So IMO, the younger generation is more likely to call the police and press charges as opposed to fighting back and handling things themselves. Kids call the police now when their parents spank them. People call the police for everything nowadays.
I wouldnt press charges over this, but Im a bit older than most people here. The guy lost his temper and he's an *******, but whatever.
If I was in my main poker room I wouldnt fight back either but only because I wouldnt want to be banned. If I was out of town somewhere I wouldve probably knocked the guy on his ass and been well within my rights to defend myself.