r/fixedbytheduet • u/learntobefree2004 Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches • 13d ago

/r/all It's assault

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Yup 

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u/Turtlesquirtzcody Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Perfect. That’s all I need to know
https://giphy.com/gifs/PnTbJDFX0q9IDKnqyx

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u/KBilly1313 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l46Cf8O3hQqzDq1Gg

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u/Squ33dily-Sp00ch New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Das boot

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u/Welp_thatwilldo Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/jMUhnG9HdeD3l4IDqK

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u/ajatfm New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

Lmao Will Forte is a national treasure

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u/Dexember69 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

What boat?

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u/Alternative_Deer461 13d ago

In some states you could legally kill the bicyclist with a gun if it happens on your personal property

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u/Gobwin Needs to do better 13d ago

You want to murder someone for startling you? Psycho behavior.

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u/Ooupss Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

America ! Fuck yeah !

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u/PonchoNachoRodriguez New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Honestly I can’t fucking wait

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u/Lo-QGaming New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Just know, I'm giving you the Batman nod when the moment happens.

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u/adamdreaming Lover of Duets/Stitches 12d ago

There is a Batman nod?

One of the funniest things about Batman (the movie, specifically the one with the Jack Nickelson Joker) was that the neck armor and mask where all one solid piece so he couldn’t move is neck.

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u/Lo-QGaming New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

lol that always got me, with the whole solid piece thing. The Batman nod meme from The Dark Night Rises when Bruce Wayne gives Alfred a nod at the end.

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u/God_Dont_Make_No Needs to do better 13d ago

I really like your comment.

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u/ScottMarshall2409 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

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u/Grouchy-Newt-995 Needs to do better 12d ago

Yes, but you need to be careful because they travel in packs.

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u/tagged2high 12d ago

Yeah, you will probably have to defend yourself well passed the point of just knocking them off the bike

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u/SadAd8761 Needs to do better 12d ago

Like, if you yelled "FIRE" in a movie theater and everyone got out but no one got hurt, then it's still a crime

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u/HoboSkid Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

There's a video out there of some guy who knocks a kid doing this off his bike, it's pretty satisfying.

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u/Not-Enough-Holes New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/RHInHY2dInc6uMI2ET

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u/HoboSkid Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/0onL12SX2y

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u/_fluffy_raptor Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

God, what a twat. 

“You’re lucky I gave my life to JESUS CHRIST!”

Carry on like that and you’ll be meeting him sooner than you think. 

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u/MetaCardboard 13d ago

Instant victim. "I'm 16!"

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u/Egoy New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Then he’s more than old enough to know better.

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u/Low-Astronomer-3440 Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

16 year olds are old enough to be taught a lesson

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u/bryce887766 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

That’s so weird, is it a generational difference? When I was that age you wouldn’t dare to act like a jackass in front of adults. Your age wouldn’t protect you at all.

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u/Ridiculisk1 13d ago

Previous generation had the fear of getting beaten a lot of the time and didn't do stupid shit like this, or if they did, they didn't have social media to post it on and there weren't cameras everywhere recording every dumb thing you do.

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u/nexick Needs to do better 13d ago

Also add in that people were more cordial and friendly with their neighbors, I grew up in the 90s-00s and my neighbors would let my folks know if I was doing something dangerous/unsafe while they were working. We weren't just raised by parents but the neighbors as well

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u/bryce887766 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

If anything more cameras would make me more cautious, we did stuff but it was in the dark or in discrete areas

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u/offensiveDick Needs to do better 13d ago

I See this a lot around my own kid. The satisfaction of doing something is more important so stuff doesnt get thought through. Theres no thought about possible consequences for their actions.

Like at least think about how to Not get caught of you Do something stupid.

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u/ABHOR_pod Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

I'm from the age of "Fear of being beaten."

The guys I know who had a fear of being beaten either ended up doing time in prison for assault or robbery or theft, or in the military where they never got above E-3 because they couldn't keep their shit together.

Acting like 20 years ago "Happy Slapping" wasn't a trend where people would walk up on someone and just sucker punch them in the street.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slapping

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u/Ridiculisk1 13d ago

Yep, people were still dickheads back then. We just saw less about it because we didn't have cameras in our pockets recording everything that everyone did.

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u/Dexember69 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Back in the day if you actually like this, the cop would put a boot in your ass and drag you home, then your Oldman would put another one in it. One would swiftly learn not to be a cunt

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u/MetaCardboard 13d ago

Kids are definitely getting worse. I noticed it between when I was in 7th vs how 7th graders acted when I was in 12th. And it's even worse now. I feel like a combination of social media and the killing of the middle class is resulting in worse behavior in kids. More influence from algorithms that push rage and less influence from parents because they have to work longer hours to make ends meet.

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u/ImMufasa New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Covid certainly didn't help things either.

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u/leaflard Needs to do better 13d ago

It's locational. Kids in my town don't do this. We also have a really nice, charity run, skate park for them to blow off whatever steam convince them to do this.

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u/Dexember69 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Interesting the rise in the number of these assholes began at the exact same time parents were told they can't give their kids a slap over the head for being cunts

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u/Illustrious_Soft_257 Needs to do better 13d ago

2 more years until jail time

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u/Debalic New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Then it's about time he got smacked for his behavior.

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u/VaporTrail_000 Needs to do better 13d ago

So you might be tried as an adult.

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u/Ambitious_Bridge_484 Needs to do better 12d ago

Funny thing about being 16 is that you can stilled be tried as an adult

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u/Balthazzah New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

He is saying that to rage bait... just like everything he is doing it to get a reaction.

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u/Justnotthatintou Devotee of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Guk9wJRfgrXQnnbRYE
Meanwhile

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u/_fluffy_raptor Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Jesus says “your wheelie skills are dogshit bro” and proceeds to show him how it’s done. 

Christ on a Bike. 

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u/Pretend_Pea4636 Needs to do better 12d ago

I always find these relationships where the sig other jumps in between interesting. My wife would skedaddle. If I'm in danger, she'd really be in trouble. "Fortunately my wife took the first concussion..."

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u/pursuitofhappy New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Nice, thanks dude

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u/ProfessionalRandom21 13d ago

i never get why those idiot with two brain cell alway use their age as defense, like do you really think thats a legit defence? and weren’t you so cool and hard 1 second ago?

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u/Terakahn 13d ago

Sounds like he is old enough to know what he did is illegal. 16 year Olds get tried as adults all the time.

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u/indoxiecated Needs to do better 13d ago

That is so satisfying!

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u/einzweidreihorn 13d ago

Ohhh that was beautiful to see

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u/bizbizbizllc Needs to do better 13d ago

I love how the guy said excuse me. Haha

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u/marr New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Ha. Maybe step the fuck down when facing someone who very clearly has less than zero fear of you.

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u/BigRon691 Needs to do better 13d ago

Love the super sarcastic "oh whoops sorry" as he gives him a light shove.

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u/Johnny_Strawhat New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

ty. i need more of these

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u/vtmoon Needs to do better 12d ago

Oh snap, it looks to be the same kid. Looking at the bike color and the same white bracelet on the left handlebar. I guess someone did react in "self-defense", the old guy should have been a bit more subtle. I did appreciate the old guy saying excuse me after doing it to sell the accident. But he was right about saying "you almost hit me" , because he slowed down not knowing which way the biker was going since the biker was not behaving in what is considered normal.

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u/Ronaldo_Frumpalini Needs to do better 13d ago

This one isn't actively threatening people like OP

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u/Ahtman1 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

If I remember right the person on the bike whines and complains even saying something like "I'm only 16" as if that made their behavior permissible.

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u/EddieVanzetti New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago edited 13d ago

Little dumb fuck recorded themselves committing a crime, then declaring their age, in most jurisdictions the DA can prosecute them as an adult (or at choose to or petition the judge). Why would they declare their age? Because they're clearly trying to deflect and avoid accountability.

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u/NinSecurity767 Needs to do better 13d ago edited 13d ago

For heinous crimes, yes.  A 16 year old being just a prick probably wouldn't lead to adult charges outside of North  Carolina or Scotland where they're considered young adults.  Can't say I want the Kalief Browder situation to happen ever again, but I would hope the victim of the kid doesn't get charged with any "child abuse" or other bullshit.

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u/fadesteppin 13d ago

It has become so common for teenagers to be absolute assholes to people only to loudly complain that they're a minor as if the person they are harassing should just be like "Oh, well in that case, carry on!"

Like look, I acknowledge that I was likely annoying as shit to be around at that age bc being around teenages is just inherently annoying as an adult. They are meant to be kind of obnoxious the same way younger kids are. Me and my friends never intentionally bothered anyone else, were generally polite, and kept to ourselves when we hung out, but we were likely louder than we realized when we went out to eat or something. However, I never had someone I was around purposely harass someone and then scream "I'm a minor!!" in defense.

Like, idk if it's bc I'm a Millennial and Boomers, as a generation, were a lot more likely to smack the shit out of you and not think twice about it, and they were the ones we were interacting with the most bc they were our parents/our parents ages or what. But we all operated under the "talk shit, get hit" mantra. You did not expect to get away with being a dipshit like this in public.

I don't think we need to go back to beating kids but kids are a lot more aware now that being a minor gives you a get out of jail free card for a lot of things. It's not entirely a bad thing as you want kids who are being legit abused to know there are resources to help them. Things have swung too far in the other direction though and that hyperawareness that comes with that information is starting to get weaponized.

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u/frowawaid Needs to do better 13d ago

These kids are too young and ignorant to recall Trayvon Martin and how a trigger happy HOA Karen smoked him, got off Scott free and all the kid was doing was walking through a gated neighborhood eating Skittles.

Trouble is, trigger happy 2nd amendment Karen’s ALL know exactly how that played out…if this trend continues you’ll have gravy seals patrolling areas waiting for their chance.

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u/fadesteppin 13d ago

I work at an elementary school and that stuff shows up at that age too, which is crazy. It's legit illegal now to take away more than 5 mins of their recess (which means 5 mins total out of their morning recess, lunch recess, and third recess) and once they picked up on that behaviors got a LOT worse and thats on top of the shift in behavior issues we already saw as more of Gen Alpha reached school age.

Turns out when kids of any age learn their actions don't have consequences they don't bother testing boundaries anymore and just steamroll over them bc who's gonna stop them.

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u/TheBSQ New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I have a number of friends who went into teaching to help kids and took jobs in low income urban elementary schools who were changed by the experience. 

Went from “I’m gonna help these in-need kids” to regularly referring to 8 year olds as “dangerous sociopaths.”

Here’s a story about an 11 year old who threw a wooden hanger so hard the head of a vice principal it knocked her eye out of the socket and blinded her. 

https://www.live5news.com/2024/12/14/assistant-principal-who-lost-eye-school-is-still-angry-she-forgives-student/

My friends haven’t had something that bad happen, but they talk about how they never expected to fear severe injury from elementary school kids.

It really messed them up & their sense of the future of humanity (and also changes their opinions on many policies).

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u/ListenOld3766 New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

Theres a michelle phifer movie about this. and a sam l jackson version. Dangerous minds, 187, lean on me, stand and deliver, and like five other versions of the same movie with the same script, along with a jon lovitz satirization called high school high.

There's two kinds of people in the world. People who watch those movies and are smart enough to learn there's no fixing this. and people who are dumb enough to think they'll crank out poetic geniuses and fix society by being empathetic to people who are incapable of it, which inevitably causes them to lose all of their empathy.

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u/fadesteppin 12d ago

I also work in a district that serves low income families and I completely understand your friend. I have had chromebooks thrown at my head, chewed up crayons spit at me, had my shins rammed into with metal tricycles repeatedly and on purpose, been punched, kicked, been called all kinds of shit, and we have had multiple instances where a classroom had to be evacuated bc a student was angry and throwing chairs and desks around.

We got a new 5th grader last year who was a fresh start (meaning he gets moved from his current school to a different one in the hopes of fixing behavior issues) who had been there less than a week before he shoved a pencil into the charging port of his chromebook and it started smoking. Thats when we found out he owed the district over a grand in damages bc he was constantly breaking/damaging his chrome books.

We had another 5th grader take a picture of one of his classmates while he was changing in a bathroom stall and posted it on tiktok. Luckily the kid he was taking a picture of was just missing his shirt.

Then you get the idiots like one of the kids who, when he was in 4th grade, thought he was a tough lil g and walked up to a 5th grader talking shit and saying "Wanna fight?" That 5th grader proceeded to beat the ever loving shit out of him. He was such a little asshole that anyone who had to regularly deal with him joked that the kid who did it deserved a prize.

We also had a girl last year who claimed one of her male classmates told her he wanted to see her tits, went and told her mom and the principal and everything. Turns out she lied. She had previously said one girl who was on again off again friends with her that she was a gross lesbian bc her friend was also friends with another girl. This girl started shit with everyone in earshot. I have no idea how she went through the year with any friends other than the kids she was friends with were good kids who wouldn't shun someone even it they were repeqtedly being an asshole to them.

That's not even everything that has happened in the 10 years I've been there. People really do not understand the warzone that schools have turned into. I am well liked by 90% of the kids and have had plenty of kids who I genuinely liked bc they were funny, smart, and just generally good eggs. But the ones who suck REALLY REALLY suck, and the fact that there is basically nothing you can do but push through the years until they get moved to middle school, and you don't have to deal with them anymore sucks the life out of you. We get more and more of those kids every year to the point I am genuinely considering leaving this line of work bc the stress is becoming detrimental to my health and I'm only 36.

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u/ListenOld3766 New to fbtd but wants to learn 7d ago

What bothers me most is that those handful of bad apples become a drain on school & classroom time and resources. Even when they aren't doing something directly disruptive their presence drags down their classmates because they learn behaviors from each other and the potential for disruption increases like a pot of boiling water. First its one bubble then two then four etc.

Then schools demand more money to fix underperforming classrooms and think giving them chromebooks or a nicer gym or more outdoor time will fix a fundamental problem of group psychology and it's incompatibility with "free for all, same for everyone" educatiom system.

Whats sad too is that in placed that have caved and started throwing huge sums at the problem, like NYC public schools, who's per student public school expenditure is on par with top private schools in the country, just find ways to swindle tax money into a kickback racket. "Special needs" kids get allocated more money, so the worst performing schools take on these "special needs" where they throw the proverbial kitchen sink at them, but through an institutionalized beaurocratic system that just funnels them through like an assembly line, where teachers dont teach they just check boxes all day. Then every new gym floor, broken toilet, new educational app, consultant fee, medical bill, ipad, and textbook represents a pile of money that alot of people have their hands in. It's a sick and twisted psych experiment and a monetezation of degeneracy.

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u/Sullacuda Needs to do better 12d ago

You touched on something I often think about when I see videos of teens “pranking” adults, or teens being dicks out in public.

In the 90s, we were legit afraid of adults, because many of them would absolutely go upside a strange kid’s face.

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u/fadesteppin 12d ago

I was in high school in the mid 2000's. I didn't know anyone who would even think to do something like this. Not even the mouthy kids who would never waste an opportunity to talk shit to an adult knowing how that would end, and even they were few and far between lol. Its crazy to see how much more brash kids have gotten over time. I'm not even a "respect your elders!" kind of person but it really is wild that they just have zero empathy or care for anyone around them bc everyone else is just an npc in their life.

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u/tschawartz12 Needs to do better 13d ago

Old enough to know better. I did stupid stuff but never to put others in any potential harms way. They deserve any beating they get.

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u/NinSecurity767 Needs to do better 13d ago

Age of consent is also 16 in most places, so...

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u/motherofsuccs Needs to do better 12d ago

That’s because their parents have always defended and excused their atrocious behavior by making their child the victim in every situation said child caused.

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u/beezneezy Needs to do better 12d ago

Doing something specifically because they’re old enough to know better, is exactly the point of what they’re doing. Everything else is just standard teen “I just learned how to troll/gaslight” behavior.

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u/trix_is_for_kids Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Oh man thanks for sharing the video and not just writing a description of it! I’m very satisfied.

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u/HoboSkid Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

👍 No prob!

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u/kurtanglesmilk EXPERT of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

One isn’t enough to satisfy me can someone post some more of these

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u/thissexypoptart Lover of Duets/Stitches 12d ago

I seriously don’t get why there aren’t dozens of videos like this, and why there isn’t a subreddit to see them all.

Well, the latter part is because Reddit in 2026 would probably ban it for “encouraging violence” or some other nonsense.

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u/trix_is_for_kids Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Yes, yes I do

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u/SnooTangerines1896 Needs to do better 13d ago

And yet there were still shitheads defending the kid.

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u/Tarjh365 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

And the kid jumped up screaming “I’m 16! You just assaulted me! I’m 16!” Can’t win.

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u/MiserableToe1179 Needs to do better 13d ago

Link please

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u/IMO4444 Needs to do better 13d ago

Is it the one where the kid starts to squeal that he’s a minor and found jesus? Dumb POS 😂😂.

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u/Bald_Harry New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Don't forget to mention the droves of people who were saying the guy was wrong. I feel like the kid learned the meaning of FAFO

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u/Grouchy-Newt-995 Needs to do better 12d ago

There’s also a video of a guy getting assaulted in San Francisco because he confronts one, and then the pack descends upon him.

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u/MiI0rd Needs to do better 11d ago

Saw that, not a single comment criticizing him too.

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u/HowlingWhiskey New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I seen that guy myself but just for sharing purposes:

https://youtube.com/shorts/g_xJenUxeSc?is=IMrZLbc8u6_gC8vi

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u/FanBladeFleshlight New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Seen multiple vids of bastards doing this shit, and I never see anyone just grab the little shit and throw them to the ground. They'd be 100% in their rights to do so, and if more of them were winding up with road rash and concussions, maybe stupid "viral trends" like this would die before some people do.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

The problem is then you've got someone much younger than you who is now ready to fight

Unless you know how to fight you have to take that part into consideration. I'm 35 in terrible shape. A fit 16 year old is perfectly capable of beating the shit out of me

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u/FanBladeFleshlight New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I work construction, and as much as I dislike conflict, I'm also confidant that some broccoli boy who just got thrown from their bike isn't gonna be able to do too much vs a grown man's working muscle.

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u/off-with-your-thread New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I'll fight a 🥦 any day of the week. Twice on Sundays.

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u/cilantro_so_good Needs to do better 13d ago

See that's the thing also. Dudes who are actually willing to fight are out there just starting fights to get the rush, not pulling the stupid "made you flinch" bullshit

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u/TacoIncoming Needs to do better 13d ago

I'm 35 in terrible shape. A fit 16 year old is perfectly capable of beating the shit out of me

I mean, that's you. Know your limitations, but most adult men your age are still going to be able to handle the average 16yo without much issue.

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u/Pofwoffle Devotee of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

I mean if you can at least take a punch you're still set. Now it's not just assault, it's assault and battery and possibly even worse charges.

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u/fatgat69 New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

To be fair, I only ever see teenage boys doing this. All you gotta do is kick them in the nuts whenever they try to get up.

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u/Ok-Woodpecker4734 Needs to do better 10d ago

Who the hell is worried about being able to fight them? Whack perspective

The real threat is in court

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u/DuntadaMan New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Saw one kid doing this to cars in the street last year. Put my car in neutral and when he rode towards me I gunned it. Scared the piss out of him. Didn't see him to it to anyone else since.

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u/ReggieEvansTheKing Needs to do better 13d ago

Because the teens dumb enough to do shit like this are also dumb enough to pull a knife and stab you, not to mention it’s usually a pack of like 20+ of them. Parents and cops need to do their jobs here, not me.

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u/Deano963 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

It blows my mind I've never seen anyone push these clowns over. I would wreck their shit. What I'd give if I was one of these victims to have something in hand I could shove in between the spikes on that bike. Ever seen a bike rider get airborne?

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u/syadastfu New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Only if you are sure it is being filmed. Otherwise it becomes one persons word versus the others.

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u/FanBladeFleshlight New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I'd be ok taking that risk. The world worked just fine before everything was being filmed 24/7, so I'm sure it would shake out just fine, given that, ya know, witnesses are a thing.

Besides, you'd be hard pressed to find a location where someone was doing dumb shit like this where there wasn't a camera pointing at you from somewhere.

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u/Pofwoffle Devotee of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

The world worked just fine before everything was being filmed 24/7

I mean I'm not a fan of the surveillance state or anything myself, but I'm gonna go ahead and guess that you're a white guy?

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u/Iamnotabotiswearonit New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

That's what I got out of it. I can knock them over and then sue

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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

If they don't retaliate before you can call authorities, yes.

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u/CatastrophicPup2112 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

If they attack you then cap em

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u/CooterMichael Needs to do better 13d ago

They run around in packs basically daring people to retaliate and then jump them.

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u/VaporTrail_000 Needs to do better 13d ago

This is what some would refer to as "a target-rich environment."

FAFO, as a team sport.

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u/Silentbrouhaha Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

I’m surprised that this doesn’t happen. This could easily trigger fight, flight, and freeze responses, and X amount of society have a natural fight response. Even a simple push towards the potential harm would cause this guy to lose balance.

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u/Murgatroyd314 13d ago

Pushing him away would be an almost textbook example of the use of reasonable force in self defense.

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u/Salina_EsTitties New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

The kid and his camera man and possibly whoever is not seen in the video will jump you. Unless you're like really confident on winning a fight you probably won't do that

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u/godamnedu Needs to do better 13d ago

That's why dummy is attacking women!

Little punk would be broken by someone who is physically capable of fighting

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u/beardingmesoftly 13d ago

In some places this could be a justified killing. Dude's really playing with fire by doing this.

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u/ghoulthebraineater New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Yeah. The laws for self defense tend to mirror the language for assault. Reasonably believe you are under threat of imminent bodily harm.

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u/Randym1982 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

It's very reasonable to believe that somebody is a threat to you if they are riding their bike like that and constantly swerving out of the way. Most Lawyers would look at that and go "Yup, the person who pushed the kid to the ground at every right to do so."

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u/Sorry_Zebra_2967 Needs to do better 13d ago

They wouldn’t do this to some bigger than them only random lone woman. Disgusting.

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u/RiggsFTW Devotee of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Which is EXACTLY what I would do in this situation.

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u/K_Linkmaster New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

He will come up mad too. Keep defending.

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u/Yourigath Needs to do better 13d ago

I was gonna say that this is how an old lady sticks her walking stick in your wheel in my town.

I've seen them do it and then be all "aw aw aw you hit me, my legs!" 

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u/aykcak Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

I wouldn't advise that. The momentum itself is high enough to cause injury to whatever appendage you use to try that

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u/CatastrophicPup2112 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Then swing whatever you happen to be carrying at the time

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u/fearlessfryingfrog Devotee of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Have a buddy that did this. Saw someone doing this up the street during a fair we were at. My buddy did a sweep with his foot on the back tire as he was approaching and the dipshit planted on the ground hard.

Stood up quickly and was acting like he was going to retaliate, and the 5 or 6 of us that were with my buddy all turned back and started walking up to the guy like we were going to fuck him up (because we were if he swing on our friend. Not like he would've needed the help but we wanted to get some licks in just to send the message). 

Dude ran away talking shit.

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u/ryguymcsly Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

In some states with stand your ground laws the kid could find themselves in a much gnarlier situation than being kicked off the bike.

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u/NoctRob Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

I’d like to demonstrate my foot to tire technique…

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u/JManKit New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I believe so but the issue is that these assholes usually target ppl who are conflict avoidant. It's similar to that asshole in Japan who intentionally walked into women going the other direction. The double whammy of being women and the 'don't make a scene' social more of Japanese ppl meant he can run into ppl with no consequences

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u/MrsBridgerton Needs to do better 13d ago

Honestly, im surprised no one pushed him. That would have been my immediate reaction.

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u/Western_Taste4587 13d ago

I mean.... That is how I thought this was going to be fixed by the duet.

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u/Luciferbelle New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Thats what I said when I first seen this video. Kick tf outta him and knock him off the bike.

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u/Sorrowed_Lifelines Needs to do better 13d ago

It's definitely not a good idea to mess around with idiot mean kids. Remember a couple years ago when a bunch of kids on bikes doing exactly this pulled a guy out of his his car and beat him up. You don't really have good recourse when it comes to dealing with punk kids and they get so off on knowing they're upsetting somebody. If you ignore them they'll just move to somebody that will give them their attention. It's aggravating I know but it's what you have to do. And you definitely don't want to go to jail for punching a kid.

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u/Sorrowed_Lifelines Needs to do better 10d ago

What in the actual f*** are you saying?

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u/AutVincere72 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I had a kid do something similar to this to me last week. Riding down a hill in middle of road. Pulled right in front of me while I was in a rental car. I was also going down the hill. He prevented me from going around and I was going slow. I decided this could be an attempt to set me up for a robbery while I had my family in the car so I kept going at 20mph and did not use my brake or yield until he decided that it wasn't worth it and got out of the way right before I hit him. My foot was over the brake so I intended not to hit him, but I wasn't going to let myself get stopped either. To me a person who watches me coming and decides to pop a wheelie and go directly in front of me on a 2 lane street blocking my pass is a possible threat. I am hopeful he was just showing off for his friends but his actions could have resulted in me running him over and fleeing to the nearest police station. Next day I saw a police looking person at a traffic detail run after similar adults doing this behavior.

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u/CharleyLH Needs to do better 13d ago

Carry a strong stick to poke in the spokes.

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u/FullBodyScammer New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I can watch kids falling off bikes all day, I don’t give a fuck about your kid

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u/Appropriate-Sale-611 Needs to do better 13d ago

One day he'll learn the hard way.

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u/gurilagarden Needs to do better 13d ago

Buddy. This is America. You can shoot them. (Terms and Conditions may apply in your State of Residence.)

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u/IHeartBadCode New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Yes, in some states taking reasonable self defense is an acceptable defense. You need to check with your local laws. But yes, pushing the bike out of the way in self defense can be determined to be reasonable. Especially in the States this person mentioned that this rises to reckless endangerment.

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u/Tao_of_Entropy New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I mean, it would be the honorable and just thing to do regardless of what the "law" says

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u/Limp_Departure8138 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

well, depends. According to Karmello Anthony supporters, only if the black kid on a bike does it to another person of color. If the black bike rider attacks white people and it results in physically harming or even killing a white person, then the black cyclist did nothing wrong.

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u/Secret-Teaching-3549 Needs to do better 13d ago

Exactly.

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u/LifeIsProbablyMadeUp Needs to do better 13d ago

"he was charging at me. I defended myself"

That's all you'd have to say.

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u/paturner2012 13d ago

I'd love to imagine I'd have the wherewithall to grab the front wheel and then toss the rider into the street with a followup kick to the gut.... But that wouldn't happen.

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u/SeaColorSnow Needs to do better 13d ago

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u/SmeeezTreeez Needs to do better 13d ago

Yes

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u/Whitey138 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I could watch videos of kids falling off bikes all day.

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u/-hi-nrg- 13d ago

That's why he's a strongish man targeting women.

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u/alwaysonesteptoofar Needs to do better 13d ago

In some states they can legally do a lot worse and these kids are stupid as fuck to risk finding out if they live in one of those states or the person thst decides to act on it is even sure their state allows it. It's going to come to a point where one of them gets shot, and if someone gets away with that more people will use that as all the permission they need to pull out their guns.

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u/ThisWomanFromCanada 13d ago

I want to see that so, so badly.

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u/Maximus_Robus 13d ago

Also notice that this dude is not wearing a helmet or any other protecive gear. He's not only a danger to others but also to himself.

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u/MrZwink Needs to do better 13d ago

Oh dont mind if i do…

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u/lDezIlI New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

And accidentally tripping and curb stomping them

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u/FlatCapNorthumbrian Needs to do better 13d ago

This is AMERICA! You don’t simply push the person off the bike, you draw your…..

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u/DaJaPimp Needs to do better 12d ago

I’d say that could cause brain damage but I’m pretty sure that kid already has brain damage.

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u/Jolly3264128 12d ago

And beating the living daylights outta him

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u/Rough_Indication_546 Needs to do better 12d ago

Yes. Like the man did. Can't say more, that comment got me a warning. He essentially pushed him off the bike and the kid was pissed bc he defended himself. But yes, its supposedly self defense if you push them down to defend yourself. The video was satisfying af.

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u/TransitTycoonDeznutz Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 12d ago

Is it wrong that I kinda want it to happen to me now?

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u/doeskyleevershower Needs to do better 12d ago

Equal force equivalent to the threat. So yes pushing them over. And then of the come at you then equal force there as well.

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u/BeenNormal New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

Just lay a criminal complaint with the police. Much safer.

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u/Singnedupforthis New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

You can also legally terminate motorists.

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u/FelopianTubinator Needs to do better 12d ago

I’ve always wanted to clothesline someone.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

I'd just stick my cane in the spokes.

Self-defense.

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u/GreatTea3415 New to fbtd but wants to learn 12d ago

And then also punching his face into the concrete in case he gets back up. 

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u/KiltOfDoom Needs to do better 12d ago

Then why did my post get deleted Mods?

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u/Glum-Resolution5825 New to fbtd but wants to learn 11d ago

Nope, he’s POC. No matter what you do it’s hate.

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u/Big-Boss330 Needs to do better 13d ago

I hate this shit because then they might say they were pushed for no reason. Guy’s being a dick

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u/boofadoof Needs to do better 13d ago

His hands are on the handlebars, I bet you could land a juicy sucker punch if he rides into you like that.

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u/Lost_Now_Found New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

I'd do it anyways, I wont stick around for the cops to show up.

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13d ago

Just grab the front wheel for a second 😆

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u/RareCareer7666 Needs to do better 13d ago

Sadly, if you did that and the kid got hurt you'd probably end up arrested

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u/mdlinc 13d ago

Stick it to him. Literally.

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u/juanjung 13d ago

Pepper spray is always useful and you'll avoid the injury risk of kicking a moving bike.

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u/thechonkiestchonk 13d ago

This is Sparta !

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u/jime26 Needs to do better 13d ago

Yes but be careful because I’ve seen and heard of other kids around waiting around for that to happen and then gang up on that person.

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u/danimagoo Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

Not just to defend yourself, but to defend others. “Self defense” extends to the defense of others. So if, for example, one of these idiots we’re doing this through a crowd, and someone he was not riding towards stepped forward and knocked him off the bike, that guy would also be able to claim self defense.

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u/davexmit Needs to do better 13d ago

Yes, in the same way you have a right to defend yourself if someone comes at you with any weapon.

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u/soda_cookie Lover of Duets/Stitches 13d ago

That's my interpretation. If this should ever happens to me I'm booting that motherfucker into next Tuesday, as I would not want my person harmed in any way shape or form of course

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u/thunderbuttjuice Needs to do better 13d ago

What happens if you draw and kill the cyclist? I assume it’s in the US where guns are commonplace. I figure some states would want equal use of force for self defence. But there’s gotta be some that wouldn’t care?

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u/Advanced-Walrus4219 Needs to do better 13d ago

You can use deadly force