Spin: What's the point of fighting?

[labelplant]

Over the past year I feel like I've outgrown the petty physical altercations but if someone tests me, I'm not backing down.

 

[...and some waffle fries]

Respect

 

[Ronnie Lott]

I forgot that smileys make certain statements more clear.


Target practice.

Understood

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

so if i understand this thread correctly............ you're sayin there should be less fightin and more killin???

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

 

[newworldafro]

It's a rite of passage into manhood for young men to fight. A generation of kids who never fought is a generation of kids without knowledge of honor and defending one's principles and self. This PC coddling of our children while it's all good and nice on paper, in reality we are disrupting the natural order of things and yall wonder why the world is becoming the way it is today.

It's different when you're an adult though. Fukk that shyt.

I don't have answer for this, per se.

I'm on the fence about this. I substituted in DC and Baltimore and although that doesn't make me an expert by no means, no more than the average American you could say, I've at least had relatively recent perspectives of what is setting kids off. Honestly, its the same shiit that happened when I was in school, the only difference is the names are crazier , and internet is more intrinsic to the situations.

OP, I was vibin with your first post, up until you said bring out the ammunition . We talking about young people's lives (15 - 25) years old here. Its brutal and sickening that the smallest grain of disrespect escalates to point of death among black kids more so than white, latinos, asians (not that it would be any better if there groups had more).

Joie de Vivre, your not quite correct about your bolded statement. Nowadays, kids in some jurisdictions, depending on their age or grade level do get arrested and get records for what 10 years ago was just another hallway throwdown, with suspension. So its not just being an adult getting in a fight is bad business, but even young teenagers can get that "record" too. So my only point is, if your a parent I would suggest walking a fine line between telling your child when it is appropriate to throw hands....and that's a tough/sorta complex maze, cause of how fast situations escalate from words to hands, and not to mention the cackling and egging on by peers, claiming one has been disrespected. So although, I agree fighting is natural as puberty to an extent. One should be more sharp in not only societal norms that have cramped down on fighting/bullying especially in schools, but also the fact that unlike 30 years ago, folks will solve their issues/dilemmas with gunpowder.

I don't won't to bring MLK into this conversation, but damnit, I gotta do it. He turned the other cheek when accosted verbally and physically. My suggestion is only that if one is being verbally shatted on, they should just ignore or walk away, don't even get in a discussion. Just say, "I'm out". If one attacks you physically, then that is point where you defend yourself.

Being disrespected is the "high crime" of shaming one's manhood, it is like natural selection where the animals taunt one another for supremacy. I GET IT. Yet, one has to consider whether being led by those natural instincts to physical levels is worth it. ............

EVERY SINGLE DAY A YOUNG BLACK MAN LOOSES HIS LIFE CAUSE OF THE ORDEAL OF HOW THEY REACT TO THEIR NATURAL INSTINCTS TO FIGHT......white, asian, latino kids not as much......

Dying for honor and freedom and protection of others and even yourself is one thing, I'm all for self defense......but negroes, out here dying for the STUPIDEST SHIIT IMAGINABLE

....i'm done

 

[R=G]

There's plenty of reasons to fight...I'm no Captain but I'm damn sure doubt I'm gonna see someone slapping a woman or girl around on the streets and just let it ride. What a kind of disgusting piece of shyt when a nygga be to allow such a thing. I may be "amoral" to some but that crosses my sense of honor. I'm still irritated by that girl having more heart at that Dodgers game when she bucked up to that fat dude and her boyfriend kept his ass down and didn't say one word like a true bytch made ass nygga.

 

[CrimsonTider]

aren't you married? how old are you?

what are you still doing around "friends" that just have "some shyt pop off?"

I haven't been in a fight in awhile. The OP was asking why fight? I was giving examples.

If it's not to the point where you can get off on a murder excuse, it's not worth it to me.



You fight everyone that disrespects you?

That's a reason I don't roll with friends. Usually a bunch of cowards needing backup to clean up their stupidity.

What do you do if someone disrespects you? I never looked for a fight, but I'm not backing down

So you dont go places with your friends because there may be a possibility something might happen?

You sound like a loser

In my teen years I'd be quick to fight when something popped off, but now that I'm grown agg assault, battery, fighting in public charges etc just don't look good especially if you have to do jail time. Plus I seen fights go horribly wrong bcuz a dude fell too hard on the curb or got punched in the head wrong and he's fukked off for life.

This is me to the fullest. In my teens I was quick to jump in some of my friends beef.

Since I got older, that shyt is for the birds

 

[Grams]

Fighting is so stupid. I prefer to hit people where it hurts… their wallet. I'll settle for their time, too.

 

[twan83]

I only will fight somebody if they try to do any HARM TO MY FAMILY.

But even then what's gotten so bad u got people who wanna pull guns but not use there fist like REAL MEN.

If you lose so what take your L and move on it happens
But pulling a gun out to shoot is a p*ssy MOVE to me

Man up and fight with your fist and see who wins

 

[Arcavian]

If you cant get to that gun what you gonna do?


Then again you talking all this gunplay shyt, but anyone can see, YOU AINT BOUT THAT LIFE.

 

[twan83]

If you cant get to that gun what you gonna do?

Shouldn't have to get to that gun if the other person ain't using one better fight them one on one

Either you take that L or you beat there ass

only 2 outcomes gonna happen unless they pull some DUMB shyt AND GET A WEAPON AND TRY TO KILL U

 

[Arcavian]

Shouldn't have to get to that gun if the other person ain't using one better fight them one on one

Either you take that L or you beat there ass

only 2 outcomes gonna happen unless they pull some DUMB shyt AND GET A WEAPON AND TRY TO KILL U

I was talking about the threadstarter....

 

[ReggieFlare]

Only time I fight is to protect myself or others

There's a difference between looking for a fight and defending against opposition. Dumb nikkas are the ones that look for a fight

 

[twan83]

I was talking about the threadstarter....

my bad here is pos rep though if i can give anymore