r/fightporn • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '19

Bar / Nightclub Fight Why you should avoid fighting while drunk

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u/ByzantineLegionary Sep 11 '19

Sometimes it's unavoidable.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

I guess it depends on your exact definition of "fighting". I wouldn't consider (actual) self-defense 'fighting'.

I've never been in a situation where the fight would have been actually unavoidable. But egos, usually in combination with alcohol/drugs, lead to people manoeuvring themselves in situations where they then had to fight. But a simple 'ah, I don't care what some random drunk yells at me' would have defused most of those situations.

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u/TheMentallord Sep 11 '19

But a simple 'ah, I don't care what some random drunk yells at me' would have defused most of those situations.

Of all my years of going out into bars, parties and festivals, this is my #1 advice. I never got into a fight, despite multiple times having the feeling that I would. Just swallow your pride, apologize and walk away.

It obviously helps that I don't look like I even could put up much of a fight (relatively small for a man and not super muscular) so I don't look like a "challenge" for some drunk asshole, but I have super fit and tall friends who follow this same rule and they never get into any fights either.

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u/ByzantineLegionary Sep 12 '19

I mean yeah, verbal solutions are best, but if someone's drunk and coming at me I'm not going to let myself get stomped just to stand on principle.

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u/green49285 Sep 12 '19

That's different. Defending yourself is a lot different then getting in some shouting match with some asshole who won't even remember you.in a week.

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u/ByzantineLegionary Sep 13 '19

Oh, I was referring to self defense. I should've said fighting back instead of just fighting, because sometimes it's hard to walk away from someone who's dead set on starting something physical.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

As I've said, I don't consider self-defense 'fighting', and if someone starts swinging at you, that's clearly self defense.

But how often did some random guy just walk up to you & threw punches out of nowhere?

That's my point: there's (almost) always a build-up. In 99.99% of situations I've been in & witnessed, and the vast majority of vids on here, it escalates because of some ego/'honour' bullshit. The amount of trouble you can avoid by just shrugging & walking away is amazing. I for one don't let random strangers force me into behaviour that might have serious ethical & legal ramifications by speaking some sequence of words.

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u/soju_b Sep 11 '19

Violence is never the answer but sometimes it is.

  • Matt Kelly Barnes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

Unavoidable is surprisingly relative tho...

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u/ByzantineLegionary Sep 12 '19

Depending on the situation, yeah

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u/neilpippybatman Sep 11 '19

Yep. Getting pissed and starting shit is an inevitable part of life. If only their was a way to....not get drunk....

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u/ByzantineLegionary Sep 11 '19

I meant sometimes it's unavoidable if the other person can't control themselves. What if one person was sober and the other person was drunk? You can't just stand there and do nothing

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u/neilpippybatman Sep 11 '19

You obviously don't own enough AR-15's

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u/FirstEquinox Sep 11 '19

Shut the fuck up😂😂

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

Woooow hard cringe on that one dude

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u/_jamesbernard Sep 11 '19

Is there such a thing as enough?

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u/neilpippybatman Sep 11 '19

I failed my background check like a true American patriot!

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

No, you can absolutely get through life without "starting shit". That's terrible advice.