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O.C.F.Disorder
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Well guys, I encountered some horrible little sh*ts today who threw rocks at me while fishing a little spot under a bridge. I shouted at them and made my way towards them but by the time i got up there they had fled... I walked back to my spot and continued fishing, then five mins later they came back WITH BRICKS?! I stayed quiet and retreated under the bridge, I cant say I was scared but I definitely felt in danger. I thought about calling the police but we were in the middle of nowhere.. How could they help?
I couldn't believe this was happening to me! It reminded me of some of you guys saying you dont feel safe fishing rivers, I thought you guys were being a bit flaccid (at the time). As i stood under the bridge contemplating what to do, one of the bricks hit my backpack and my blood boiled. I sprinted to an alternative route around the other side of the bridge and climbed up to them.
As soon as they saw me they all sprinted off apart from one who said "I didnt throw anything bro" as soon as I was in arms reach I slapped him round the face to which he replied "you cant hit me im 15, im calling the police, I didnt even throw anything" mg: I must admit I picked up his bike and almost threw it in the canal but as soon as i lifted it above my head my blood cooled and I put it down and calmly explained what guilty by association is and how he shouldn't hang around with people who will let him catch their beating.
I felt ashamed explaining what happened to my better half and upon reflection im now at an impasse.
I cant help but feel I dealt with the situation badly but on the other hand.. What if it wasnt me under that bridge, what if i was vulnerable, disabled or still in a wheelchair as i was a month or so ago? When would they have stopped throwing bricks? When I was dead or hurt? Should I have tried to restrain one of them and called the police? What would you have done? What should I have done?
I couldn't believe this was happening to me! It reminded me of some of you guys saying you dont feel safe fishing rivers, I thought you guys were being a bit flaccid (at the time). As i stood under the bridge contemplating what to do, one of the bricks hit my backpack and my blood boiled. I sprinted to an alternative route around the other side of the bridge and climbed up to them.
As soon as they saw me they all sprinted off apart from one who said "I didnt throw anything bro" as soon as I was in arms reach I slapped him round the face to which he replied "you cant hit me im 15, im calling the police, I didnt even throw anything" mg: I must admit I picked up his bike and almost threw it in the canal but as soon as i lifted it above my head my blood cooled and I put it down and calmly explained what guilty by association is and how he shouldn't hang around with people who will let him catch their beating.
I felt ashamed explaining what happened to my better half and upon reflection im now at an impasse.
I cant help but feel I dealt with the situation badly but on the other hand.. What if it wasnt me under that bridge, what if i was vulnerable, disabled or still in a wheelchair as i was a month or so ago? When would they have stopped throwing bricks? When I was dead or hurt? Should I have tried to restrain one of them and called the police? What would you have done? What should I have done?