Don't mix me up with Jonathan's reply, I am all for viciously beating the crap out of anyone who tries to commit an act of such disrespect.
Someone mentioned teaching the perp a lesson by reporting the crime and hoping that they get caught - what a load of crap with respect to our current justice/penal system. Incarceration is hardly the deterrent a lot of people think it is. I think it would teach them a lesson not to do it again if you beat them to within an inch of their life and made them beg for it. I was just pointing out that you should probably not try such an approach if you don't have the bite to back it up. -- Sam Nicolary On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Stephen Fisher wrote: > > I think you may have deserved the beating your received for acting so > > aggressively to these young boys. > > i think you and sam are way off here. when someone initiates a mugging, > that's pretty darn aggressive. they clearly set the tone and i think it > was very reasonable for pete to push back. unfortunately in this case > it ended up badly. > > > I am sure their response was not intended to be vicious, but instead > > was an appropriate act of self-defense. > > the guys were carrying bats! you think they were just heading to the > ball field to hit a few and just decided to mug pete because he was > there? they were clearly out to cause problems and unfortunately pete > ended up a target. this was a vicious attack. there is nothing > 'self-defense' about continuing to hit a guy who's obviously unconscious. > > > You should be ashamed of yourself. > > jonathan, i think you should be ashamed of yourself. i usually respect > your postings. i feel this one is way off the mark. > > btw, a few weeks ago (around 9pm at night), a friend was attacked on her > porch at the corner of 45th and Chester. my friend was sitting on her > porch drinking some tea and 6 high school aged girls approached her. 3 > stayed on the street apparently as lookouts while the other 3 came onto > her porch and started to push her around. she was fortunately able to > get into her house AND keep them out -- the 3 tried to push their way > into her house as well. do not underestimate the violent nature of many > kids these days... > > happy saturday, > stephen > > > Jonathan Cass wrote: > > Pete: > > > > I agree with Sam on this one. I think you may have deserved the > > beating your received for acting so aggressively to these young boys. > > I am sure their response was not intended to be vicious, but instead > > was an appropriate act of self-defense. The part about beating you > > unconscious, although obviously a bit over the top, is a merely an > > indication of the fear your actions aroused in these boys. You > > should be ashamed of yourself. > > > > Jonathan A. Cass > > > > -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Samuel Nicolary > > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:19 PM To: Pete Coyle Cc: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] attempted mugging on 4600 > > Hazel Ave > > > > > > There is more to being a badass than: 'I pushed him in the chest and > > almost knocked him down, and yelled "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"' > > > > Maybe that was your problem. You gotta be able to take the licks as > > good as you can give them - and/or vice versa. > > > > Live free or die. > > > > -- Sam Nicolary > > > > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Pete Coyle wrote: > > > > > >> I think the do not fight back advice is some of the best advice > >> ever given on this list. I've put myself in many a dodgy situation > >> in my youth. I've been in dangerous parts of Philly, NYC, Miami. > >> Often drunk, or more. One time I decided to escape the city, and > >> spent a summer living in Ithaca NY, and spend my time drawing > >> comics/swimming in gorges. Around 7pm, on a tuesday, in a town > >> full of Phish fans... I got mugged. A couple of high school kids > >> jumped my friends and I. I figured being a badass from a real city > >> that I could intimidate my attacker. I pushed him in the chest and > >> almost knocked him down, and yelled "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" He beat me > >> unconscious with a baseball bat. I don't remember much of the > >> beating, but apparently it was pretty brutal. It took me months to > >> recover. > >> > >> Stories where people intimidate thieves are very inspiring, but > >> dont take the chance. > >> > >> People who use weapons on other people suck. > >> > >> Pete ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > >> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, > >> see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > >> > > > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list > > named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list > > named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." 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