Discopants91
Striker
Sticks and stones and all that fella.
Never agreed with that, think words can be way worse than getting a clip.
Harrow schoolboy died from single punch after telling club promoter "You'll work for me one day"
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Never agreed with that, think words can be way worse than getting a clip.
ajthemackem
Striker
Ah, I agree chief. I wouldn't get involved myself - I'm very much a peacekeeper.
Just saying that if you go around giving it the Big I Am, someone will eventually have a pop.
FootballFan
Striker
dont talk the talk if you cant walk the walk unfortunately
dangermows
Striker
Those that lash out are usually uneducated morons who lack the vocabulary to debate and the maturity to walk away.
One life over and another ruined, over absolutely nothing.
Pathetic.
One life over and another ruined, over absolutely nothing.
Pathetic.
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look out piano
Striker
"You'll work for me one day" ..................I've had far worse said and done to me over the years and I just had to suck it up, I've never felt the need to punch anyone to death over it tbh.
monkeytassle
Striker
You don't deserve to die over words marra. Words are just that.
ajthemackem
Striker
Aye? Who denied them?
The friend of the 'boy' who died.Aye? Who denied them?
max wartbug
Striker
"you'll work for me one day" reaches about 0 on the insult scale. Doesn't deserve a clip for that, never mind a punch bringing about death. Assailant just being a nob in front of some girls. Machismo has a lot to answer for (and women love to cause bother by playing on it).
Skandhaless
Striker
I agree but you can't make everyone react the way you think is appropriate so don't make your mouth go because to some extent you are responsible for your own safety . Don't expect others to underwrite your indiscretions .
Not a lesson I had learned by 18 to be fair and I got a few clips that fortunately didn't kill me , mostly well deserved .
The machismo was probably fueling both sides .
Absolutely spot on, pretty much my opinion on it, you just worded it a lot better!
To most I think it would come across as being at least a tad condescending.
max wartbug
Striker
Is a valid point, although reading between the lines, it appears that the puncher had female company he needed to impress.
Edinburgh Black Cat
Striker
Both pricks by the sounds of it but feel sorry for them both.
Neither deserved the outcome.
Neither deserved the outcome.
Skandhaless
Striker
When women are around young men tend to play the alpha male to attract them or run off the other male . Ones perception of alpha male was domination economically ( ability to provide resource ) , the others was domination physically ( the ability to defend and protect ). Two primitive instincts in a 21St century clash of cultures and backgrounds .
Thurston
Winger
He deserved a slap, to be quite honest, but he didn't deserve to die. However, I think I actually feel more sorry for the fella who punched him having to live with it on his conscience and the family of the lad.
However, at the end of the day, these are the same kind of jumped up little shits who will be the first to talk up their misguided, privileged ideas of 'meritocracy' and 'survival of the fittest.' On this occasion it's clearly shown that as far the law of the jungle goes, you are not some f***ing big time alpha male just because you happen to have a privileged upbringing and be sent to a 'top' school to form connections. Physical strength and violence can always trump some perceived notion of self that you are 'strong' and 'untouchable' because of your wealth, upbringing and education. The 'real World' is a great equaliser. Sadly for him he learned that the hard way.
How can you feel sorry for the bloke who punched him?
If you're not willing to accept that you may cause serious injury or death, don't throw a punch.
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