Apologies to all city folk who took offense. I was just the object of a very awesome act of kindness in NYC this past week, from a total stranger. I guess there's fuckers everywhere -- I just ranted about 'city people' because that's what made these guys stick out, and they're the only ones who've ever ripped me off. They were from Syracuse, by the way. youarewhatyouis, I'd rather not tell this forum exactly where I'm from, for safety's sake. Nothing personal.
to all of you who say, "who the hell does blah blah blah...", keep in mind I have never run into an even slightly similar situation before. That and I'm mildly autistic, and don't read people and situations well.
GottaGrind$, yeah I think I would have a different view of all this if I had attacked those guys -- a view from the inside of a prison. And if by some miracle I had gotten away with it (not bloody likely at a populated festival), I'd feel like the main character from Crime and Punishment. I had a mind to clock them simply because nobody likes getting a monkey made out of them. Now that I've cooled down, I'm glad I let that slide and hedged my bets on having a future.
Yeah, we've all got to fight for what's rightfully ours. I'm with you on that. But let's not forget there's different kinds of fighting, and the physical type isn't
A) the type I'm best at
B) usually worth the consequences unless it's a case of self-defense
Disrespect me all you want for getting myself into this situation -- I don't really have much more face to lose. But I'll take no disrespect for being nonviolent on principle. Violence is the most backward way to deal with problems. Anyone who feels they need it to survive lives in a pretty backward place, and would do themselves a favor spending all their efforts on getting the hell out.
It makes me angry that just because the fun I enjoy happens to be of the chemical variety, that makes it necessary to deal with potentially violent people and be ready to be violent myself. Because there's really no deep connection between brute force and drugs, other than some bullshit laws. That's the reason I used to grow.