Deuce 1 #1 August 12, 2005 Is this you? It's me. It's Clay and many more or my Monkeybuddies. What do you think? Maybe get transferred to Speakers, but I'll follow this one. Cop, Soldier, Citizen? What is your capacity for violence? BLAM! What now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #2 August 12, 2005 depends on the day i'm having______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #3 August 12, 2005 one of those blokes who will put up with stupidity to a point of no return and then will not accept responsibility for what happens next.... j/k or maybe notMy reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #4 August 12, 2005 Um, having never been 'tested', and based on my dreams and visceral reactions to violence on screen, -especially good vs. evil - not to mention my mil brat upbringing, I'd say my capacity is fair to middlin'. Plainly, I believe I'm fully capable, given the right circumstance. Don't ask me to define it, but I consider myself a "good guy", if that means anything. (I highly respect those in the line of fire; duty, honor, service...) you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #5 August 12, 2005 Mine is basically limitless. I've been in extremely violent situations and was always capable of escalating to a point where the opposition was overwhelmed. I don't enjoy it, but "you don't have to like it, you just gotta do it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #6 August 12, 2005 i think i have it, but would need the right situation to realy use it........ ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highfly 0 #7 August 12, 2005 Well I have a small capacity for violence. I was really when I was younger and my Stepfather and I didnt get on well at all. I done something so bad that I was totally devastated with what I had done. If Id of done it to him no doubt I would still of been in prison now. I learnt to take this violence onto the judo mat which proved invaluable in the school of control. Violence shows its horrible face when you least expect it. Unless you go into a boxing ring of course. www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #8 August 12, 2005 YUP, it's me very much Being a teacher for tha last 6 years has MADE me temper it downn. But it has also made me less tollerant of adults, consequently I walk away from possible violent situations before I do somthing to get me arrested People just annoy meYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #9 August 12, 2005 http://penny-arcade.com/images/2000/20001009l.jpg Yup. That about sums me up. (best fake bumpersticker EVER)cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #10 August 12, 2005 Kill 'em all..... let god sort 'em out.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #11 August 12, 2005 If you intimidate well enough you shouldn't need violence. But sometime the assholes don't believe. You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #12 August 12, 2005 I dropped a bad habit once. I spanked a monkey some other time. Does it count? Did I win anything? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #13 August 12, 2005 Nope. I have a huge capacity for anger, but I am not a violent person. Mine is more verbal violence. P--- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #14 August 12, 2005 QuoteKill 'em all..... let god sort 'em out. You gotta be a cop....My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #15 August 12, 2005 Mine is huge. I guess being raised in a system that tried to teach us to hate worked to some degree. Being 17 and drafted into the army helped a bit more. It's taken a lifetime to dial back the impulse to do what I know I can do - and no matter how wrong it may be, at the time it always feels like the right thing. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,559 #16 August 12, 2005 Mine is pretty small so far, unless I'm in the car cussing out slow drivers. I haven't had to test it. I don't find myself having to actively control myself, though. It's easier to breathe deep a couple of times and think it through, or just walk away. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #17 August 12, 2005 Sorry to get into semantics. But most are answering a different question - one about impulse control, not capacity for violence. We all have great 'capacity' for violence. The trick is to identify the assholes that can't control it. I think if I ever felt that violence was necessary, it would be a conscious decision and not emotionally triggered. There are situations where violence is necessary, but letting emotions take over to start it is always wrong. Plus people use that as an excuse for behaving poorly. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #18 August 12, 2005 QuoteI dropped a bad habit once. I spanked a monkey some other time. Does it count? Did I win anything? _________________________________ You said; "spanked a monkey..." Hee, hee.. I think, you're trying to turn this into a 'sex' thread! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian425 0 #19 August 12, 2005 The capacity for violence is a necessary skill. Controling it is an even more important skill. The key to staying out of huge trouble is to meet violence with an appropriate level of violence. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #20 August 12, 2005 Haven't hit a person out of anger since I was 17 and proud of it. There isn't a need for violence - intelligence can work your way out of 99% of what life throws your way. However my ability to get really pissed off is certainly there._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #21 August 12, 2005 I am a citizen and I will kick your ass! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #22 August 12, 2005 QuoteHaven't hit a person out of anger since I was 17 and proud of it. Still, that's a self control comment, not capacity for violence comment. Not the same thing except for some children. Any correct use of violence needs to not be in anger, but well controlled and administrated. (police protecting strangers requires some level of violence, killing a deer to feed your family requires violence, hanging horse thieves was a violent act, hostage rescue operations can be violent, fighting in a karate or boxing tournament is violent, football is violent - non of that is immoral much is commendable) "Violence" in itself is not a negative term. Uncontrolled or unreasonable violence is what people think when they hear the term, though. A better question, if you had to get violent for some righteous (not self-righteous) reason, could you follow through with it? Could you do it without the extra boost of an emotional trigger but only because it is necessary? I don't think a lot of people have the capacity for reasoned and controlled application of violence in need. They are the ones to worry about because when it happens to them, they have to be out of control to get there - those are the dangerous ones. Someone who blanks out and hurts someone is a dangerous and out of control individual and needs castration - funny that some men (and women) are proud of this - like being a slave to negative emotion makes them a big person or something. Edit: Here's a good question and how one answers it says much to the way they maintain control. Ask a man with kids what he would do if the children were attacked. 1 - "I'd do whatever it takes to protect the kids" 2 - "I'd kick the ass of the attacker" Perhaps the exact same violent action required, but who's in control and who's a posturing asshole who can't focus on what's important - the kids vs his visceral response to a situation (of course the attacker is the first asshole) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
