If I was walking to a picnic table and suddenly, someone jumped onto it before I could, started screaming at me that I was the devil and get away from there before I put some evil eye on them, I would have a choice.
First, scream and yell right back at them. What does this accomplish? A lot of screaming and yelling, possibly physical altercations, and my day's ruined.
Call a cop. This will likely mean more escalation, more screaming, more yelling, possibly physical altercations, and my day's ruined.
Find another table. I find a table, loonie's got a table, we're all happy.
No, I didn't stand up for my rights. Why?
Pick your battles. Pick the battles that mean something. Pick the battles that are not likely to have a body count.
Call me a coward, but in my mind, the lives of the people are worth a lot more than any principal.
Because I've seen decent security and regular police attention. No security is perfect.
In this case, I'd say there's too much freaking drama. Oh hey, there's a good spot over there away from the psychos. This isn't a good battle. It's a stupid one. No one wins. Walk away and avoid the body count.
You don't "lose" because you walked away. You don't lose for turning the other cheek. You just chose your battle.
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Date: 2010-08-20 05:06 am (UTC)First, scream and yell right back at them. What does this accomplish? A lot of screaming and yelling, possibly physical altercations, and my day's ruined.
Call a cop. This will likely mean more escalation, more screaming, more yelling, possibly physical altercations, and my day's ruined.
Find another table. I find a table, loonie's got a table, we're all happy.
No, I didn't stand up for my rights. Why?
Pick your battles. Pick the battles that mean something. Pick the battles that are not likely to have a body count.
Call me a coward, but in my mind, the lives of the people are worth a lot more than any principal.
Because I've seen decent security and regular police attention. No security is perfect.
In this case, I'd say there's too much freaking drama. Oh hey, there's a good spot over there away from the psychos. This isn't a good battle. It's a stupid one. No one wins. Walk away and avoid the body count.
You don't "lose" because you walked away. You don't lose for turning the other cheek. You just chose your battle.