This is why I've never been North of the Wall.
Terrible place, wet, no sun...
Anyway, glad to hear you were able to mete some retribution this time, it's just a shame you had to.
"If it wears trousers generally I don't pay attention."
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Retribution? For what, calling him a name? Extremely brutish and petty.mete some retribution
For another assault a year ago by entirely different individuals with perceived group affiliation? Downright primitive.
No, much better to think of it as self-defense.
Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
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I wouldn't read to much into "retribution", if I know PVC right. He meant that from a psychological perspective, I believe... I had been damaged by immigrant gangs, I walked out of the next situation having damaged them. So retribution....
I don't think he in any way would be positive towards the idea of me beating up some random blokes for looking black.
I only hit the guy when he went to shove though, mind you. Sticks and stones... Fortunately I had some kind of reflex that made the "move away from the shove" the same action as hitting the guy. Then sure I did it some more, but they were like 5 so I had to make sure I got my attacker down before they could react.
Still was the dog who probably saved me though, not some amazing ninja skillz of mine...
But yes, as you say, it's self defense and anything else would be horrible. I am rather sure PVC meant just that though, it just came out wrong.
I don't mean in the sense of "HA EVIL BROWN MAN, SEE HOW I SMASH YOUR TEETH".
What I meant was, "If you attack someone then you deserve to get punched and if you end up spitting teeth it's no one's fault but your own." So literal retribution - he assaulted you, from behind, and you hit him in response.
Which is the same as self defence, the nuance is that self defence implies (in England at least) that you should feel bad.
"If it wears trousers generally I don't pay attention."
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Your story sounds made up.
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