What would you have done?

Dis86

Dis86

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Had a situation recently which could have gone a number of ways from its actual outcome and I'm quite curious to see how our keyboard wielding, boxing stance assuming, pacifists would have reacted!

I'd been out on the bike with a friend and was riding home. Got about 200m from my house and noticed 3 people dashing in and out of some of the trees. Wondered what the hell they were doing so rode closer and could see that they were pulling crab apples (rock solid little things) off the trees and were throwing them at cars parked nearby and driving past.
The way the trees and bushes were angled people couldn't see them but I could hear the thunks and could see brake lights coming on etc.

So...first question, do you say anything? Do you ride off? Do you call the police?

Anyways, i shouted at them and asked them just wtf they thought they were doing. At that point they all stopped. Two of them froze and one walked towards me. He stopped about a foot away and literally assumed boxing stance (it was hilarious). Keep in mind I was still straddling my bike at that point. Anyway, he continues giving me a load of verbal crap and I notice he's clenched his fists. One of the other two is still stood on the spot looking like he's just crapped himself. The other has moved up to my right.

It's at this point I can see them well enough to realise that they're about 15 or 16.

So gents, without knowing what happened next, tell me what you would do at that point!
 
Stand them all up in a line and have several members of the local community stone them with crab apples.
 
Dis86 said:
Had a situation recently which could have gone a number of ways from its actual outcome and I'm quite curious to see how our keyboard wielding, boxing stance assuming, pacifists would have reacted!

I'd been out on the bike with a friend and was riding home. Got about 200m from my house and noticed 3 people dashing in and out of some of the trees. Wondered what the hell they were doing so rode closer and could see that they were pulling crab apples (rock solid little things) off the trees and were throwing them at cars parked nearby and driving past.
The way the trees and bushes were angled people couldn't see them but I could hear the thunks and could see brake lights coming on etc.

So...first question, do you say anything? Do you ride off? Do you call the police?

Anyways, i shouted at them and asked them just wtf they thought they were doing. At that point they all stopped. Two of them froze and one walked towards me. He stopped about a foot away and literally assumed boxing stance (it was hilarious). Keep in mind I was still straddling my bike at that point. Anyway, he continues giving me a load of verbal crap and I notice he's clenched his fists. One of the other two is still stood on the spot looking like he's just crapped himself. The other has moved up to my right.

It's at this point I can see them well enough to realise that they're about 15 or 16.

So gents, without knowing what happened next, tell me what you would do at that point!
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To be honest even if I do sound like a forum hardman to some.

Get aggresive / physical with me it's going to end one way. (Only if someone tried to hit me etc)

What happens then? I get an assault charge because society protects people that actually need a smack. What I assumed happened with you they didn't get physical they were just trying to be tough, gave it some mouth then left. It's good you stopped them though but since it's technically criminal damage? surely reporting it to the police would have been a start too.
 
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Dis86 said:
Had a situation recently which could have gone a number of ways from its actual outcome and I'm quite curious to see how our keyboard wielding, boxing stance assuming, pacifists would have reacted!

I'd been out on the bike with a friend and was riding home. Got about 200m from my house and noticed 3 people dashing in and out of some of the trees. Wondered what the hell they were doing so rode closer and could see that they were pulling crab apples (rock solid little things) off the trees and were throwing them at cars parked nearby and driving past.
The way the trees and bushes were angled people couldn't see them but I could hear the thunks and could see brake lights coming on etc.

So...first question, do you say anything? Do you ride off? Do you call the police?

Anyways, i shouted at them and asked them just wtf they thought they were doing. At that point they all stopped. Two of them froze and one walked towards me. He stopped about a foot away and literally assumed boxing stance (it was hilarious). Keep in mind I was still straddling my bike at that point. Anyway, he continues giving me a load of verbal crap and I notice he's clenched his fists. One of the other two is still stood on the spot looking like he's just crapped himself. The other has moved up to my right.

It's at this point I can see them well enough to realise that they're about 15 or 16.

So gents, without knowing what happened next, tell me what you would do at that point!
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Pulled out my phone, recorded them and uploaded to Youtube
 
Not sure what I'd do TBH - years ago I'd have just given the whole thing a miss and gone on my way, between times I'd have probably phoned the police but these days I have a fairly low tolerance (and better equipped to deal with it physically and mentally) if people square upto me.

nitram100 said:
Whip my nob out and run after them, you'd be surprised how effective this is.
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Friend of mine at school used to have a policy of "no one messes with crazy".
 
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