How to deal with crooked people

[EgoDeath]

Yea, once again, I think you'd be singing a completely different song if a gun was actually in your face. Unfortunately, I've had guns in my face several times. I've also been shot at and have seen friends of mine get shot and killed. There are times when I fought back and was lucky to make it out alive. Today, I understand that fighting isn't worth it. You're not going to teach anyone a lesson and it doesn't make you more of a man to fight back. But, hey, believe what you want. As you said, I hope you never have to find out, because if you do have to fight back, and something happens to someone, you probably won't feel very good about yourself, even if they deserved it.

It's not about wanting to just fight, but sometimes it's the cause behind the fight.  If I had over my wallet, they may or may not shoot anyway.  If I resist, hopefully intelligently, then they won't get what they wanted in one form or another.  No matter what, if I surrender, there will be a next, and a next, and a next...  Until someone is willing to stand up to them.  I guarantee you, my dying words won't be, "Here's my wallet, now please don't shoot."  But we're all different, and your position on it is understood.

lol. I've seen plenty of guys like you who say they would do this, that and the third freeze up, run or give in when the moment comes. You don't think about your principles when you're staring down the wrong end of a barrel. It's very easy to type about it on an internet forum but it's very different when it really happens. And unless you've been there before, you don't know what you'll do. End of story.

But hey man, tell yourself whatever you like about principles and doing the right thing. Problem is, you ain't gonna teach anyone a lesson. You'll probably just end up getting yourself or someone you love hurt.