1) Don't hit non-combatants period, whatever their sex. If someone isn't a fighter, isn't fighting, don't hit them.
2) In self defense, if you can manage without hitting the other person, do so (restraint is often preferable), but if your safety requires you hitting some else, then yea, you can hit 'em, regardless of sex. Worry about your safety first, archaic social concerns later, or never.
3) In defense of another, ditto. Worry about other's safety first, social concerns later or never.
4) In a boxing match or martial arts contest, go right ahead.
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
You can't exactly turn fear on or off.
It's an inner demon that you must learn when to listen to it & when to ignore it.
Well, but you cannot fear a dangerous situation that you ignore entirely. For example, a dog cannot fear a kid holding a gun if he has never seen a gunshot. It's not really about turning it on and off, it's really about it working in coalition with our experiences.
Originally posted by Tattoos N Scars
Two reasons why this is a topic is male chivalry and the fact that women are typically the weaker vessels. Society conditions most men to accept those two things. Regardless of the efforts of modern society promoting women as fully equal to their male counterparts, women are still viewed as inferior to men and in need of male protection.I don't advocate hitting women. I was raised to treate them with respect and never hit them. Even if the women in question were like Chyna or Ronda Rousey, I'd still probably refrain from hitting.
I want to say I realize women are weaker then men, but for me that is just all the more reason they shouldn't initiate violence.
After all if a 5'2 male who weighs 120 lbs goes up to a 6'5 guy who weighs 230 lbs and hits him and then gets laid out I don't think people would say he shouldn't of done it because the guy was weaker.
I just think of stuff like that recent college football player who got kicked off the team because he hit a female after she'd struck him first. Or that bus driver who the woman hit him and stuff so he uppercutted her and I think he got fired. There was an uproar so maybe he got his job back.
In case anyone doesn't catch what happens due to the shaky camera, this girl was shouting at this bus driver and then they trade insults back and forth. Something the guy says gets a laugh out of everyone so the woman then physically attacks him. Then he gets up and uppercuts her once.
I mean there is no question..he hit her just once, but HARD as hell. Then you have some women saying the woman is the victim, but if that was a dude that got rocked like I said I don't think people would be having the same reaction.
But there is the other problem, some women try to take advantage of the "you can't hit a female" thing. They think they can put their hands on you and they have some sort of immunity and then when it turns out whoops this guy doesn't adhere to that rule..here come the tears and the cries of "she a female!".
Also notice how the b*tch pops RIGHT back up after that hit? This is why I sort of laugh when people say he should of just tried to remove her from the bus. They think this type of woman would just allow that? Look at the force of that hit and then see how not long after she is right back on the attack.
I mean what the hell do you do with a woman like that?
Originally posted by Surtur
Also notice how the b*tch pops RIGHT back up after that hit? This is why I sort of laugh when people say he should of just tried to remove her from the bus. They think this type of woman would just allow that? Look at the force of that hit and then see how not long after she is right back on the attack.I mean what the hell do you do with a woman like that?
Probably should have called the cops and had her escorted off the bus, possibly arrested. That.
And in the time it takes for the cops to get there? Is she allowed free reign to just pound on him till then? What if he can't restrain her? A determined person can do a ton of damage in the time it would take to A) call the cops since she probably won't just let it happen, and B) for them to get there. I don't really have a problem at all with how he handled that.
I have no problem with calling the cops to handle the situation, that's the right thing to do. But he has every right to defend himself until they get there. What a person has between their legs shouldn't determine whether or not you can defend yourself from harm.
Yes, men are bigger and stronger usually. But people act like that means men are totally immune from the harm a woman can cause, which simply isn't true. Violence should always be a last resort, but if someone is pounding on you and you have to defend yourself, their sex shouldn't matter. Do what you have to do to defend yourself, but only what you have to do, so use the minimum amount of force necessary to insure your safety.
Pound on him? She appeared to have pushed or possibly slapped him once, the other man is standing in the way when they meet; hard to see. Now she shouldn't have done that, but an uppercut is a bit excessive in that situation, she was hardly a threat to the man.
It's fine protecting yourself with force, but you also need to use proper force in the given situation when retaliating. If a 70 year old lady slaps you, do you turn around and elbow strike her in the temple because she attacked you? No, you shouldn't.
Originally posted by Robtard
Pound on him? She appeared to have pushed or possibly slapped him once, the other man is standing in the way when they meet; hard to see. Now she shouldn't have done that, but an uppercut is a bit excessive in that situation, she was hardly a threat to the man.It's fine protecting yourself with force, but you also need to use proper force in the given situation when retaliating. If a 70 year old lady slaps you, do you turn around and elbow strike her in the temple because she attacked you? No, you shouldn't.
We don't disagree often...but that old cow is getting drop-kicked off the top rope...lights out, pinned for a 3 count and then bagged up.