To flatten or not to flatten
We spent this afternoon at the Santa Barbara beach playing volleyball. It was wonderful. There were some high school kids, some who played on their team, who we joined and we blended right in with them.
A few of us, I won't mention names, were in pretty bad shape, but a few more of us older folks held our own with the high school kids and didn't hold them back.
We ended up playing for three hours and I hope I didn't get sunburned. I didn't wear any sunblock, but kept my t-shirt on most of the time.
Anyways, before the game, my cousin and her hubby went to park along the beach road. They had their blinkers on and were in the process of backing into a spot when some punk kid zoomed in and stole the spot. It wasn't that he didn't see them, he clearly did.
Needless to say, my cousin's hubby was enraged. He was about to get out of the car and beat the crap out of this punk when my cousin physically held him back and calmed him down. "It's not worth it," she said repeatedly.
He was fuming when I met up with him. He told me the whole story and still wanted to beat up this punk kid but my cousin once again calmly explained why it's not worth it. I say he should have beat up the punk, because if he continues to get away with this, he'd do it all his life. Getting a good beating would put a stopper in this behavior.
So...who's right? My cousin, or my cousin's hubby?
posted by The Zombieslayer @ 4:25 PM
18 Comments:
I say beat the kid.
ok, here's the thing, I'd say beat the kid. But... keep in mind punk kid= rich parents (probably) so they might sue because even though the kid's a jackass he techincally didn't do anything illegal. In other words is it worth paying the little shits hospital bills (I'd bet he would probably say yes but still) on the other hand he might have taught the kid a lesson. ZS, for comedic sake was he in a SUV or sportscar that was blasting loud gangsta rap and wearing a baseball cap backwards? Just curious I have had a lot of experience with these morons in my short life so far ;)
I have had similar experiencies, in particular our supermarket parking lot.
On two occasions my solution to the problem was, I simply waited for the persons(Female)to disappear up the elevator; then I would walk over to the offending vehicle and deflate two tires, this is important as very few vehicles contain two spare wheels, then for more self gratification; leave a note under the shield wipers stating ; "Assholes like you should take the bus". To make one feel even more satisfied if possible wait for the person to return to his/her vehicle then drive past blow them a kiss and say "Have a nice day".
You will arrive home feeling much better knowing that you are not going to appear in court.
I don't know, sure that kid was a douche bag, but it sounds like your cousin's "hubby" got way too worked up over a parking spot. Plus, instantly jumping to the "pummel" option is a sign of "I have something to prove" syndrome. The kid's going to be a jerk one way or the other. Not to mention the "hubby" might have gotten his ass flattened by a younger guy in front of his wife, or worse, put her in danger.
UNless he enjoys going to jail for assault I would vote against pounding the kid despite the fact the kip probably needs pounding.
Well...I think that your cousin was right in this case. It's just best to not worry about it too much...unless, as Ben said, it's worth paying the hospital bills and facing assault charges.
That said, I'm more the passive aggressive type who wouldn't be against waiting till the guy was out of sight and then letting air out of two of his tires.
It's weird that you should post this today because I had a similar annoying thing happen to me in the parking lot of the mall...weird...and, no, I didn't do anything...I was leaving anyway...
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If it is a female transgressor you cannot use violence or you will end up in the slammer, it is wise to be more subtle, a low voiced statement like," I'm sorry, I must go, I feel revulsed by your lavatory perfume smell and your ugly face, if I look at you any longer I shall probably throw up, goodbye".( NO WOMAN LIKES TO BE TOLD SHE IS UGLY) She will be seaching in the mirror for days after,'Wondering'
Well, if I wasn't such a sarcastic asshole, I'd say your cousin's hubby, BUT since that's not me, I say bitch slap him
Hey, I've been to Santa Barbara and I'm very jealous that you're in the area. VERY! Now go to your room and think about this.
We were just talking about appropriate displays of agression. Is beating someone up over a parking spot REALLY necessary or appropriate? I lived in one of the most densely populated areas of chicago for many years - parking was at a premium - no one had garages and it was mostly apartment buildings. Sometimes you had to park 3 blocks away from your house or drive around for a half hour just to find a spot. And I still say - over a parking spot? grow up. Beating the kid is not going to make him understand WHY what he did was wrong. It's going to make him think that YOU are the asshole and he was justified in stealing your spot.
What's right (letting it go) and what I would do (get pissed and throw a hissy fit) are often two different things. I am reminded of a particular scene in Fried Green Tomatoes where two young gals steal Kathy Bates' parking spot while saying "We're younger and faster" and she simply rams the girls' car with her own while stating "Let's face it, I'm older and I have more insurance".
My guts always want to "beat the kid" especially when I'm behind the wheel. However, since I follow Christ--it goes without even saying it, that Jesus would have gone on his way and even would have said a prayer for the kid. While I don't always find the strength to "pray for my enemies" I have always found the strength to refrain from the perverbial "beating of the kid". My run- in with the Worst Waitress in the World, yesterday was a lesson in self control.
beat the lil fucktard...but its bad form to say the least..use the one from the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"..I am older and have more insurance..flatten his ride..not him..
i think he did the right thing in not fighting. you never know who you're messing with now-a-days and i don't think it's worth getting hurt over a parking space. sure, what that punk kid did was wrong. but i think it takes more strength to choose to walk away.
Not worth it. You can't read too much into parking space stealing, but if he's really a bad kid, he'll get his soon enough.
I would probably exact revenge somehow but still manage to foil an assault charge.
Maybe pour several of buckets of sand in the punk's (surely, a convertible) car.
And maybe urinate in it afterwards, if he's STILL Piss-ed.
Given the circumstances though, I think your cousin had a point to calm him down.
It's definitely NOT WORTH going to jail over this punk.
I used to carry self-stick stickers with me for just this purpose. Wait until the driver leaves the car, then plaster stickers all over the windshield. A hot windshield makes the stickers stick REAL good!
When the driver returns, he'll have to remove the stickers before he can drive the car.
In the computer age we can now print our own messages on stickers for this purpose. Be imaginative!
OOOh the stickers is a great idea. In addition to his windows, I say stick them on his mirrors and tail lights too!
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