Deescalation

**4V50 Gary** · April 17, 2025, 02:28 PM

Never be hot headed. I've seen some short tempered people. Better to yield/deescalate even if you're in the right.

We don't see what initiated the confrontation, but we see the shorter man knock the hat off the taller man's head. Taller man doesn't know how to fight (hands in poor position) and the shorter man who is blading gains grown.

Anyway, grocery store fisticuff turns out poorly with the taller man pulling a stabby thing and the shorter man respond by pulling out a handgonne. No shooting as the handgonne armed man backed off and ordered the knife wielder to get lost.

https://x.com/StreetFightsHQ/status/1912556594304544917

Think civil liability and remember there are cameras and cell phones everywhere (and everyone records everything nowadays).

GJeffB · April 17, 2025, 11:55 PM

Oh well, there's them's that feel there's no backing down from disrespecting or some suchness.

FWIW, since the day I got my first CCW (

years ago) I became the most mellow SOB on the planet. Cut me off in traffic and give me the finger and you get a happy 5 finger wave. The other day some skell bumped my ... er rear of my front with a shopping cart in the check out line. "Whoa, easy there cowboy. I'll be out of your way in a moment" with a smile.

Just how much is a lethal confrontation worth in danger, costs, incarceration, blahda blahda?

-jb, watching out for the "them's"

FireForged · May 4, 2025, 12:14 PM

Mutual jackassery ..

fastbolt · May 4, 2025, 01:10 PM

Morons abound. Beware.

April 17, 2025, 02:28 PM	#1
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,303	Deescalation Never be hot headed. I've seen some short tempered people. Better to yield/deescalate even if you're in the right. We don't see what initiated the confrontation, but we see the shorter man knock the hat off the taller man's head. Taller man doesn't know how to fight (hands in poor position) and the shorter man who is blading gains grown. Anyway, grocery store fisticuff turns out poorly with the taller man pulling a stabby thing and the shorter man respond by pulling out a handgonne. No shooting as the handgonne armed man backed off and ordered the knife wielder to get lost. https://x.com/StreetFightsHQ/status/1912556594304544917 Think civil liability and remember there are cameras and cell phones everywhere (and everyone records everything nowadays). __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

April 17, 2025, 11:55 PM	#2
GJeffB Member Join Date: February 26, 2009 Location: Southern Colorado Posts: 77	Oh well, there's them's that feel there's no backing down from disrespecting or some suchness. FWIW, since the day I got my first CCW ( years ago) I became the most mellow SOB on the planet. Cut me off in traffic and give me the finger and you get a happy 5 finger wave. The other day some skell bumped my ... er rear of my front with a shopping cart in the check out line. "Whoa, easy there cowboy. I'll be out of your way in a moment" with a smile. Just how much is a lethal confrontation worth in danger, costs, incarceration, blahda blahda? -jb, watching out for the "them's" __________________ Spyros: People who talk little listen a lot. Which is why they're wise; it's harder to learn while talking

May 4, 2025, 12:14 PM	#3
FireForged Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 1999 Location: Rebel South USA Posts: 2,077	Mutual jackassery .. __________________ Life is a web woven by necessity and chance...

May 4, 2025, 01:10 PM	#4
fastbolt Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2002 Location: northern CA for a little while longer Posts: 1,965	Morons abound. Beware. __________________ Retired LE - firearms instructor & armorer