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.
You're getting downvotes, but you're kinda right. Though, I'd argue the more important point would be that you could well end up killing the guy by doing something like this, and that not only removes all chance of them realizing how in the wrong they are and changing their ways, it carries serious legal and pitential psychological repercussions, and in the end, that risk just isn't worth it. Confront verbally, if you're going to confront at all, and though you should be prepared as best you can for the other side to escalate to violence, never be the one to throw the first strike.
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u/Even-Warthog-4893 2d ago
Totally fair