Originally Posted by
lorrieandjas
I'm normally pretty placid but what effs me off is people who bludge money, smokes, etc. (not talking about your mates but randoms) that tell me their mum was picking them up but she's in hospital and they need 5 bucks to get a train to see them. Had a go at a guy yesterday calling BS on it and he wanted to have a swing. So I asked him to step onto the footpath to discuss (was at the Grand Central in Brisbane) and then he has his swing, I silence him and then he cries that I'm a white see you next Tuesday hits me again and does the bolt. So if I run him down I'm a vigilante and racist - but he's a minority who deserves my understanding and respect? And then half an hour later I've got 15 of his mates who call me out to have another discussion. Luckily I had 4 mates who were up for a discussion and when we decided to have a round table the opposing party saw the futility of their ways and departed but not without some colourful, but incomprehensible, retorts. Since this is a family friendly forum you'll need to read between the lines here - but let me suggest that the 5 minding their own business got to continue their catchup - and the 15 friends of friends are suffering some bruising in the watch house. I am not, and never will be intimidated by the fact someone may have a knife, gun, bat, 15 cousins or brothers. The day decent society backs down we lose. And sure - that may not be sensible - but I'll be damned if I back down to the lesser elements of society. If they want to roll, I'll roll when needed. Living in fear of society is what those who want you to fear need, feed off and use to intimidate. I for one won't be party to that.
Jas