First and foremost, I want to state for the record that I do NOT agree with hitting a woman, it is cowardly and pathetic and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. My question to you, RC, is if a woman is attacking a man, should he be able to hit her back in self defense? For instance, husband gets caught in a compromising situation (unintentionally of course) and wifey starts putting the knuckles to him (lets say husband and wifey are roughly the same size, with 40ish pounds difference in weight). Would it be wrong for him to take a swing back at her if she hit him first, and continued to do so?
If i'm getting my ass kicked I will defend myself however I need to no matter who is attacking. However, in the case of abusing women, and hitting a women for any reason other than self defence i think its unacceptable.
The only instance in which I would take a swing at a female would be if it was a 200lb crack head and she was beating on me.
I should have read the question to the poll, instead of clicking on the response to the thread title. For the record i think its unacceptable.
equal rights....equal punishment. if your punching me in the face, don't expect anything less. we are not animals, everyone deserves the same respect. If the situation escalates to that point then actions will escalate as well. p.s. this is in context of original posters "scenario".. If there was a major size disadvantage then I couldnt bring myself to actually hitting her...I would only restrain".
IMO - self defence is simply that... you defend yourself and get out of the situation. The level of "defense" needed varies from situation to situation and in some extreme circumstances may require the use of force to subdue an assailant.
if she is attacking you with the intention of really hurting you, a nice hook to the jaw should be expected But I agree with Goodie that this can only happen under extreme conditions.
I think an option in the poll should be "depends on the situation"...if some crazy huge bitch was attacking you, regardless if she was a woman or not, I think that a dude should be able to defend himself....
Sean Connery sums it up. FYI ladies, dont "say it agian and get into a provocative situation" with Sean Connory, he will smack a bitch
- if your wife catches yoiu bucking with another woman...you deserve a beat down. - if at all possible to walk away....then do so - if unable to walk away...and you cannot stop the assault without phyiscal means...minimal amount of force required to stop the assault is warranted.
Wirelessly posted (Teela's Phone.: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows CE; Smartphone; 176x220)) I see it as "If I think I'm man enough to hit a man than I'm man enough to be hit like a man" If it hurts hit back, woman or not. Obviously if the woman is half your size and her punches aren't causing damage dont hit just restrain.
phonebook people. seriously tho if im getting closed fist punched by a chick and i cant get out of the situation id knock a bitch out.
I'd protect myself, no question about that. But I wouldn't excallate the amount of force being used above what is needed to subdue the situation.
i can't think of any possible situation i would ever raise a hand to a woman. seriously. I would duck and cover like a motherfucker if i pissed one off enough to want to hit me...but I can't see myself hitting back etc. I don't give a fuck if that makes me old fashioned or sexist or whatever else. It's just how it is.
Okay, if a woman is coming at you with a steak knife.. and you're stuck in a corner, so running in the opposite direction isn't an obvious option.. I suggest that you do the minimum of whatever you can to keep yourself alive. But unless your life is in danger... don't be a douchebag. Walk away.
Ive had to restrain a girl before, but it would have to be one hell of a situation for me to hit a girl.
I didn't vote. The poll is too vague in my opinion. Personally I would never hit a man, I don't expect to be hit either. There are other (much more productive) ways to solve issues than violence.
nuns need not apply. I actually almost got suspended from school in the 8th grade because I gave a friend of mine the ol haymaker because he slapped his gf (also my friend) across the face pretty hard. She cried, so I thought it was only fair if he cried too. I presented my case to the principal and he deemed what I did a noble thing to do, so I ended up with one day of detention instead of a 3 days suspension.
well obviously. but that is never going to happen. I personally would never hit anyone. I did slap my sister across the face so hard I left a handprint once, but that was more of an accident because she moved I am definitly not a nun though not even close, Inopia just has a negative opinion of people whose views differ a bit from his own.
