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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
(04-16-2017 11:09 AM)Steve McQueen Wrote: I was out last night
My friend and I encountered a group of girls that dont particularly like us...yours truly pumped and dumped one of them who took it badly
Long story short we got threatened by a couple of guys a few times during the night, they said they were off duty police
We tried to avoid but we were cornered outside at closing and my friend got a few punches in the gut before I could pull him away
Ordinarily I wont hit people as its just not worth it but seeing my friend getting assaulted like that for no reason I was sorely tempted, police or not
Where does the law stand on drunk cops white knighting for women?
Unless you have it on tape, then the law won't help you. They will take the officer's word over yours every time.
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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
(04-16-2017 11:36 AM)captain_shane Wrote: (04-16-2017 11:09 AM)Steve McQueen Wrote: I was out last night
My friend and I encountered a group of girls that dont particularly like us...yours truly pumped and dumped one of them who took it badly
Long story short we got threatened by a couple of guys a few times during the night, they said they were off duty police
We tried to avoid but we were cornered outside at closing and my friend got a few punches in the gut before I could pull him away
Ordinarily I wont hit people as its just not worth it but seeing my friend getting assaulted like that for no reason I was sorely tempted, police or not
Where does the law stand on drunk cops white knighting for women?
Unless you have it on tape, then the law won't help you. They will take the officer's word over yours every time.
I was back at the bar in question today, asked them to review the cctv and told them our locations when threatened, when the assault happened, and where we went after, also the times it happened.
Hoping they find it on the tapes, and that bitch plus her thugs get barred.
My friends a gentle soul, he literally took a few in the gut for me, I wont let that pass.
He who dares wins - Del Boy
(This post was last modified: 04-16-2017 12:11 PM by Steve McQueen.)
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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
It is wise, with non-sporting violence, to always be aware of the position you occupy in the food chain. Unfortunately for you and your friend, you are in the same place most normal, healthy, well adjusted people are - more or less at the bottom. The best option open to you at the time was to remove yourself from a situation that might lead to physical confrontation. You didn't do that, and your friend got whacked for your sins. Rough luck on the bugger, but the way of it sometimes. Any thoughts of retaliation (even in my view extending the beef by getting them banned from places) are ill-advised, and likely to hurt you the most in the long term. The humiliation, guilt and rage you are probably feeling is normal, and an unfortunate and mercifully rare thing in most adult lives. In my opinion you should let this go entirely.
(This post was last modified: 04-17-2017 04:19 AM by H1N1.)
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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
(04-17-2017 04:17 AM)H1N1 Wrote: It is wise, with non-sporting violence, to always be aware of the position you occupy in the food chain. Unfortunately for you and your friend, you are in the same place most normal, healthy, well adjusted people are - more or less at the bottom. The best option open to you at the time was to remove yourself from a situation that might lead to physical confrontation. You didn't do that, and your friend got whacked for your sins. Rough luck on the bugger, but the way of it sometimes. Any thoughts of retaliation (even in my view extending the beef by getting them banned from places) are ill-advised, and likely to hurt you the most in the long term. The humiliation, guilt and rage you are probably feeling is normal, and an unfortunate and mercifully rare thing in most adult lives. In my opinion you should let this go entirely.
It was unavoidable, all of this occurred in the space of 30 minutes between the bar closing and then us getting kicked out. It was planned this way so we had nowhere to run as the bar was being cleared, they followed us outside when we were about to leave which is when my mate got assaulted.
Not angry about it but Im not going to let someone think they can push me around, in my experience the only way of dealing with a bully is by force, if I cant punch him the bouncers can.
I see them in there I will have someone watching and waiting for something to occur, at which point they will regret ever meeting me. They dont know I planned it, I have plausible deniability, they are beaten up and barred.
He who dares wins - Del Boy
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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
(04-17-2017 06:30 AM)Steve McQueen Wrote: (04-17-2017 04:17 AM)H1N1 Wrote: It is wise, with non-sporting violence, to always be aware of the position you occupy in the food chain. Unfortunately for you and your friend, you are in the same place most normal, healthy, well adjusted people are - more or less at the bottom. The best option open to you at the time was to remove yourself from a situation that might lead to physical confrontation. You didn't do that, and your friend got whacked for your sins. Rough luck on the bugger, but the way of it sometimes. Any thoughts of retaliation (even in my view extending the beef by getting them banned from places) are ill-advised, and likely to hurt you the most in the long term. The humiliation, guilt and rage you are probably feeling is normal, and an unfortunate and mercifully rare thing in most adult lives. In my opinion you should let this go entirely.
It was unavoidable, all of this occurred in the space of 30 minutes between the bar closing and then us getting kicked out. It was planned this way so we had nowhere to run as the bar was being cleared, they followed us outside when we were about to leave which is when my mate got assaulted.
Not angry about it but Im not going to let someone think they can push me around, in my experience the only way of dealing with a bully is by force, if I cant punch him the bouncers can.
I see them in there I will have someone watching and waiting for something to occur, at which point they will regret ever meeting me. They dont know I planned it, I have plausible deniability, they are beaten up and barred.
The problem you have is that they can push you around, and there's really nothing you can do about it. They are the front line of the law, with the ability to collude and abuse the power they have. Their ability to make your life difficult is way beyond your ability to make theirs difficult.
What follows is hypothetical, but to be higher in the food chain than them, and therefore able to seek retribution, you'd need to know how to gather intelligence on them, and would then need the kind of people in your phone book who can be trusted implements of retaliation - the kind of people who can do things, and then not talk about them - professionals. You would also need to be able to plan the kind of act that was relatively proportionate, but final, and unlikely to invite further investigation. You aren't that guy. If you were that guy, chances are high you'd know well enough that the heat it could bring wouldn't be worth it for a punch in the guts and a slight that has already been and gone.
What you're proposing seems likely to be either futile or counter-productive - neither of which is useful to you. Retribution is generally best left to professionals, for everyone else, it is most likely just to bring more suffering.
(This post was last modified: 04-17-2017 09:29 AM by H1N1.)
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RE: My friend got assaulted by an off duty cop who was drunk
(04-17-2017 09:27 AM)H1N1 Wrote: (04-17-2017 06:30 AM)Steve McQueen Wrote: (04-17-2017 04:17 AM)H1N1 Wrote: It is wise, with non-sporting violence, to always be aware of the position you occupy in the food chain. Unfortunately for you and your friend, you are in the same place most normal, healthy, well adjusted people are - more or less at the bottom. The best option open to you at the time was to remove yourself from a situation that might lead to physical confrontation. You didn't do that, and your friend got whacked for your sins. Rough luck on the bugger, but the way of it sometimes. Any thoughts of retaliation (even in my view extending the beef by getting them banned from places) are ill-advised, and likely to hurt you the most in the long term. The humiliation, guilt and rage you are probably feeling is normal, and an unfortunate and mercifully rare thing in most adult lives. In my opinion you should let this go entirely.
It was unavoidable, all of this occurred in the space of 30 minutes between the bar closing and then us getting kicked out. It was planned this way so we had nowhere to run as the bar was being cleared, they followed us outside when we were about to leave which is when my mate got assaulted.
Not angry about it but Im not going to let someone think they can push me around, in my experience the only way of dealing with a bully is by force, if I cant punch him the bouncers can.
I see them in there I will have someone watching and waiting for something to occur, at which point they will regret ever meeting me. They dont know I planned it, I have plausible deniability, they are beaten up and barred.
The problem you have is that they can push you around, and there's really nothing you can do about it. They are the front line of the law, with the ability to collude and abuse the power they have. Their ability to make your life difficult is way beyond your ability to make theirs difficult.
What follows is hypothetical, but to be higher in the food chain than them, and therefore able to seek retribution, you'd need to know how to gather intelligence on them, and would then need the kind of people in your phone book who can be trusted implements of retaliation - the kind of people who can do things, and then not talk about them - professionals. You would also need to be able to plan the kind of act that was relatively proportionate, but final, and unlikely to invite further investigation. You aren't that guy. If you were that guy, chances are high you'd know well enough that the heat it could bring wouldn't be worth it for a punch in the guts and a slight that has already been and gone.
What you're proposing seems likely to be either futile or counter-productive - neither of which is useful to you. Retribution is generally best left to professionals, for everyone else, it is most likely just to bring more suffering.
Ha ha ha
This is going places I never intended
Im not looking to put a hit out on the guys that did this for the record
He who dares wins - Del Boy
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