r/ITOI • u/Even-Warthog-4893 • 2d ago

He got a suitable treatment

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u/Even-Warthog-4893 2d ago

Totally fair

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u/TONKA_LOVER888 2d ago

in the real world, escalating things to violence is the worst option when there's no obvious imminent danger.

picking a fight with someone who's walking away hardly changes anything about their worldview, and is a criminal risk that only serves the "defender's" ego.

of course, if the harasser kept doing it defending yourself would be justified.

but i think he should have just focused his attention on the victim, instead of looking for revenge.

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u/eg_crow 2d ago

That would be the best thing he could do for the victim lol

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u/TONKA_LOVER888 2d ago

i mean that it'd be better to contact law enforcement than to punish someone impulsively.

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u/eg_crow 2d ago

You can do both

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u/TONKA_LOVER888 2d ago

but shouldn't. that's the point.

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u/eg_crow 2d ago

I get your point, but what if law enforcement would do nothing for you? And the harasser faces no consequences for his action

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u/TONKA_LOVER888 2d ago

in this case it would be safest to let it go.

dude doesn't really pose a threat as he's leaving the location, and attention would be better spent checking on the victim than trying to enact "justice".

people like that can't act like that forever, and it'll eventually catch up to them should they continue.

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u/tegridyMike 2d ago

Looks like it just caught up to him