WAS IT BETTER FOR ME TO WALK AWAY.........

[So easy a protic can do it (QUAD)]

THAN TO BEAT AND CRACK THE SKULL OPEN OF A NINETIEN YEAR OLD LAST NIGHT AT 51ST & COTTAGE GROVE?

ON THE WAY HOME FROM A SESSION THAT DIDN'T GO SO WELL AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER GLITCH, (WIPED MY WHOLE SESSION OUT) AND AS I WAIT AT THE BUS STOP, I WITNESS TWO BROTHA'S ASK SOMEONE ACROSS THE STREET SOMETHIN' AND I GUESS THE BROTHA GOT MAD AND KICKED THE WINDOW OF THE BUS SHELTER. THEM WALKIN ACROSS THE STREET TO MY SIDE IT APPEARD THAT HE WAS ASKIN ME SOMETHIN, SO I TURNED OFF MY HEADFONES TO SEE WHAT HE WANTED, ONLY TO BE GREETED BY THE "WHAT THE FUCK YOU LOOKIN AT" SPEECH, SO I JUST SAT THERE AND WATCHED HIM AND HIS FRIEND GO BY, SO HE DECIDES TO APPROACH REAL LOUD IN ANGER TO BERATE ME, (NOW MIND YOU, I'M ALREADY PISSED AS HELL BEFORE THEY SHOWED UP) I CONTINUALLY TELL THE YOUNG BROTHA THAT I'M NOT GONNA FIGHT HIM AND HE GET'S MORE IRRITATED, NOW BY THIS TIME HIS FRIEND IS HOLDIN HIM BACK, HE WANTED TO FIGHT ME SOO BAD, AT THAT POINT I GOT UP AND WALKED AWAY TO CATCH THE BUS THAT I WAS WAITING ON, OH, I FLAGGED "5.0" AND SENT THEM IN THEIR DIRECTION AND THEY CAUGHT ONE OF THEM AS I GOT ON THE BUS. I WALKED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME ANGER THAT WAS BUILDIN UP INSIDE OF ME, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED INSTANTLY. IT'S ASHAME TO SEE SUCH A YOUNG LIFE THAT MAD AT THE WORLD AND DUDE WAS ONLY A FRAIL 5 FT 10! ALTHOUGH FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, I NOTICED THE BLOOD COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS FRIEND'S FACE.....ANYWAY, I THANKED JEHOVAH GOD FOR HELPING ME TO WALK AWAY AND NOT BE APART OF POSSIBLY TAKING ANOTHER LIFE IF I CAN HELP IT.
AND BELIEVE ME, NO LOVE LOST FOR HIM, JUST SORROW...

YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS graemlins/conf44.gif

[JMJ]

You did the right thing. Maybe he wasn't a Natalie Cole fan.....JMJ ;)

[ December 29, 2003, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[TonyB]

Originally posted by DJ QUAD:
THAN TO BEAT AND CRACK THE SKULL OPEN OF A NINETIEN YEAR OLD LAST NIGHT AT 51ST & COTTAGE GROVE?

You were/are indeed the bigger man for walking away. As a result of you walking away, I don't have to possible read of your untimely demise in the Chicago Defender, or read about two 'alledged' gang-bangers shot death, beat to death, etc..

He who takes the high road
And walks away
Lives to write about it
Another day!!!

[So easy a protic can do it (QUAD)]

Originally posted by JMJ:
You did the right thing. Maybe he wasn't a Natalie Cole fan.....JMJ ;) graemlins/rofl5.gif graemlins/rofl5.gif graemlins/lol.gif

[So easy a protic can do it (QUAD)]

Originally posted by Tony Bracey:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DJ QUAD:
THAN TO BEAT AND CRACK THE SKULL OPEN OF A NINETIEN YEAR OLD LAST NIGHT AT 51ST & COTTAGE GROVE?

You were/are indeed the bigger man for walking away. As a result of you walking away, I don't have to possible read of your untimely demise in the Chicago Defender, or read about two 'alledged' gang-bangers shot death, beat to death, etc..

He who takes the high road
And walks away
Lives to write about it
Another day!!! </font>[/QUOTE]AND THAT'S WHAT I DIDN'T WANT EITHER, THOUGH HE TEMPTED ME.

[JMJ]

Did you warn him in ALL CAPS??.......JMJ

[TonyB]

Originally posted by JMJ:
Did you warn him in ALL CAPS??.......JMJ You ain't right! :D

[Mack-Williams]

Originally posted by JMJ:
Did you warn him in ALL CAPS??.......JMJ graemlins/rofl5.gif graemlins/lol.gif

[DJ George Bates]

Definately the right thing !

i've been there and walking away was the right thing !

[Austin/Dallas]

Originally posted by JMJ:
Did you warn him in ALL CAPS??.......JMJ Good One!!!

I never as a youth tried to buck up to people older than me or just in general.. the youth are so screwed up now with litle or no leadership.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by DJ George Bates:
Definately the right thing !

i've been there and walking away was the right thing ! 51st & Cottage??.......JMJ

P.S. Definitely = Definately

[DJ Keith Porter]

Originally posted by JMJ:
You did the right thing. Maybe he wasn't a Natalie Cole fan.....JMJ ;) Jay you the most stupidest mofo on this board!
graemlins/rofl.gif graemlins/rofl.gif graemlins/rofl.gif graemlins/rofl.gif

That sh8 was right on time! Nice one!

[richierich]

You shoulda shot him dead in his mouth...fvck em!!

[dj c-los]

I would of popped him.
Respect your elders.

but that's me...

[Nick_G]

You definitely did the right thing.

If you had got into a fight, either you or him would have regretted it later.

To show self-control and not rise to the bait, especially when you are already angry, shows more strength than giving in to your primal instincts to fight.

OK so it may be risky (you didn't know what he was going to do) but at least you came away from it with no harm done on either side.

[Nege]

you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days.

[ December 29, 2003, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: Nege ]

[So easy a protic can do it (QUAD)]

Originally posted by JMJ:
Did you warn him in ALL CAPS??.......JMJ graemlins/lol.gif graemlins/rofl5.gif graemlins/rofl5.gif YOU IS A DAMNED FOOL!!! J, I THINK YOU MISSED YO CALLIN AS A COMEDIAN!!

[JW]

Originally posted by Nege:
you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days. Sometimes that's good in theory but.... This brings to mind an episode that happened to me last winter. After leaving a concert, I was driving home pass a bunch of drunk white kids (in their twenties) out just having fun when one (for no apparent reason) picks up a snowball and just throws it at my windshield. I had a steering wheel lock in the back seat and it took every ounce of strength for me not to stop the car and beat the !@#$ out of him. I felt violated because the anger that built up would not have allowed me to stop punishing him. With 7 of his friends standing there, I would have been carted off to jail, charged with assault and by the time they got their legal team together, they would have sworn up and down that no snowball was thrown at my car and that I started the incident. I hated the fact that I kept driving but it was the best thing to do because it could have really turned out bad.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by JW:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Nege:
you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days. Sometimes that's good in theory but.... This brings to mind an episode that happened to me last winter. After leaving a concert, I was driving home pass a bunch of drunk white kids (in their twenties) out just having fun when one (for no apparent reason) picks up a snowball and just throws it at my windshield. I had a steering wheel lock in the back seat and it took every ounce of strength for me not to stop the car and beat the !@#$ out of him. I felt violated because the anger that built up would not have allowed me to stop punishing him. With 7 of his friends standing there, I would have been carted off to jail, charged with assault and by the time they got their legal team together, they would have sworn up and down that no snowball was thrown at my car and that I started the incident. I hated the fact that I kept driving but it was the best thing to do because it could have really turned out bad. </font>[/QUOTE]Would it have made a difference to you if they were a bunch of drunk black kids?? Would have taken the steering wheel lock to THEM without fear of prosecution?? Only white kids and their "legal teams" change stories, right? And white or black, would you really have stopped to take on 8 people? Think about what you just posted.......JMJ

[JW]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JW:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Nege:
you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days. Sometimes that's good in theory but.... This brings to mind an episode that happened to me last winter. After leaving a concert, I was driving home pass a bunch of drunk white kids (in their twenties) out just having fun when one (for no apparent reason) picks up a snowball and just throws it at my windshield. I had a steering wheel lock in the back seat and it took every ounce of strength for me not to stop the car and beat the !@#$ out of him. I felt violated because the anger that built up would not have allowed me to stop punishing him. With 7 of his friends standing there, I would have been carted off to jail, charged with assault and by the time they got their legal team together, they would have sworn up and down that no snowball was thrown at my car and that I started the incident. I hated the fact that I kept driving but it was the best thing to do because it could have really turned out bad. </font>[/QUOTE]Would it have made a difference to you if they were a bunch of drunk black kids?? Would have taken the steering wheel lock to THEM without fear of prosecution?? Only white kids and their "legal teams" change stories, right? And white or black, would you really have stopped to take on 8 people? Think about what you just posted.......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Wrong is wrong, no matter what the color. The point being, if you are in a fit of rage its better to think things through. I certainly wouldn't want to see anyone get hurt, especially young kids just out to have fun. Unfortunately, you always have someone in the group that makes it bad for everyone. That night I just happened to be driving through a upscale white neighborhood. I really didn't care at the time that I was outnumbered (I looked at them more as witnesses). Anybody can distort the facts. Taking it a step further, I'm sure noone in the group would have singled out their friend as the instigator.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by JW:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JW:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Nege:
you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days. Sometimes that's good in theory but.... This brings to mind an episode that happened to me last winter. After leaving a concert, I was driving home pass a bunch of drunk white kids (in their twenties) out just having fun when one (for no apparent reason) picks up a snowball and just throws it at my windshield. I had a steering wheel lock in the back seat and it took every ounce of strength for me not to stop the car and beat the !@#$ out of him. I felt violated because the anger that built up would not have allowed me to stop punishing him. With 7 of his friends standing there, I would have been carted off to jail, charged with assault and by the time they got their legal team together, they would have sworn up and down that no snowball was thrown at my car and that I started the incident. I hated the fact that I kept driving but it was the best thing to do because it could have really turned out bad. </font>[/QUOTE]Would it have made a difference to you if they were a bunch of drunk black kids?? Would have taken the steering wheel lock to THEM without fear of prosecution?? Only white kids and their "legal teams" change stories, right? And white or black, would you really have stopped to take on 8 people? Think about what you just posted.......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Wrong is wrong, no matter what the color. The point being, if you are in a fit of rage its better to think things through. I certainly wouldn't want to see anyone get hurt, especially young kids just out to have fun. Unfortunately, you always have someone in the group that makes it bad for everyone. That night I just happened to be driving through a upscale white neighborhood. I really didn't care at the time that I was outnumbered (I looked at them more as witnesses). Anybody can distort the facts. Taking it a step further, I'm sure noone in the group would have singled out their friend as the instigator. </font>[/QUOTE]You are correct in saying that wrong is wrong no matter the color, but it sounded like you were making this into a "black and white" situation. That was what I was getting at.......JMJ

[houseaddict]

I think he was simply clarifying for the story's integrity. No hard feelings.
- Whitey McGee

On another note, it's ALWAYS better to walk away if you're able. It is the most diffuclt thing to do when you're in the moment of rage. The power is with those who have the inner strength to take a step back at times like these and see the situation for what it really is.
- Houseaddict

[Hk]

Well, I wouldnt have called 5 time!

Its best to walk away, or you'd be like me
awaiting a court date for charges that's anothers
fault(but your fault too).....

[Red D]

Originally posted by JW:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Nege:
you should have cracked his skull open
people have no respect for others these days. Sometimes that's good in theory but.... This brings to mind an episode that happened to me last winter. After leaving a concert, I was driving home pass a bunch of drunk white kids (in their twenties) out just having fun when one (for no apparent reason) picks up a snowball and just throws it at my windshield. I had a steering wheel lock in the back seat and it took every ounce of strength for me not to stop the car and beat the !@#$ out of him. I felt violated because the anger that built up would not have allowed me to stop punishing him. With 7 of his friends standing there, I would have been carted off to jail, charged with assault and by the time they got their legal team together, they would have sworn up and down that no snowball was thrown at my car and that I started the incident. I hated the fact that I kept driving but it was the best thing to do because it could have really turned out bad. </font>[/QUOTE]Ow boohoo, they threw a snowball at your car, how nasty.

Some people really need to start seeing things in perspective IMO.

RD

[mdpm99]

Greetings DJ Quad:

It is always more nobler to walk away from something that is not noble.

graemlins/respekt.gif

d.

[ December 30, 2003, 06:57 AM: Message edited by: david mancuso ]

[Wild i]

http://deephousepage.com/smilies/grouphug.gif

Why waste a minute of your life on someone like this. If you'd hit him, it probably would have been more about the bad session than his bad mouth.

No one likes to be talked to like that, but sometimes ignoring someone is the best revenge in the world. He was trying to get a rise out of you. He didn't. Maybe next time he won't bother.

[Rob.J]

Thing is in this day and age its never about a straight up fight.....you could of kicked his ass and walked away only to get a bullet in your back........you deffo did the right thing.

you could of been wounded maybe worse and he could be in jail now facing who knows what?

cheers

rob

[So easy a protic can do it (QUAD)]

Originally posted by Wild i:
http://deephousepage.com/smilies/grouphug.gif

Why waste a minute of your life on someone like this. If you'd hit him, it probably would have been more about the bad session than his bad mouth.

No one likes to be talked to like that, but sometimes ignoring someone is the best revenge in the world. He was trying to get a rise out of you. He didn't. Maybe next time he won't bother. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT, "THAT BAD SESSION" WHICH WAS MORE REASON FOR ME TO WALK AWAY. THERE MAY NOT BE A NEXT TIME FOR HIM IF HE DOES IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. HEY HK, I KNOW IT AIN'T ALWAYS COOL TO CALL "5.0", BUT WHAT IF IT WERE A SENIOR CITIZEN OR SOMEONE THAT WE KNEW THAT REALLY COULDN'T DEFEND THEMSELVES? ISN'T IT BETTER FOR THE POLICE TO STOP THEM IN THEIR TRACKS BEFORE THEY DO DESTROY SOMEONE ELSE'S DAY OR LIFE????

[ December 30, 2003, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: DJ QUAD ]

[Pete Nice]

always try and walk away. last serious beat down(2yrs ago) i got into ended with a crowbar to my face and hole in my lip. the other guy went to the hospital witth 10 stitches to his head. wasn't worth anything than a story. i lost my job(working at a club) and my friend lost his job. and to top it all off the guy we wrecked had his crew looking for me and knew where my day job was. couldn't go to certain spots 'cuz that's where they were. og issue at hand: i had fought with my girl at the time and was looking for trouble. gotta clrear that head. leave that crap where it belongs. peace!

[jpsf]

what if someone insulted your lady?

[JMJ]

Originally posted by jpsf:
what if someone insulted your lady? Then she would be insulted.......JMJ

[Pete Nice]

Originally posted by jpsf:
what if someone insulted your lady? now that depends on what your lady expects from you????

[jpsf]

Originally posted by sneaky pete:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by jpsf:
what if someone insulted your lady? now that depends on what your lady expects from you???? </font>[/QUOTE]so it only matters what she thinks? maybe you're right.

[mhd]

Originally posted by jpsf:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by sneaky pete:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by jpsf:
what if someone insulted your lady? now that depends on what your lady expects from you???? </font>[/QUOTE]so it only matters what she thinks? maybe you're right. </font>[/QUOTE]yep, she is the that will be coming to see you during visiting hours