Would you strike a woman...

[McNoodle]

if she attacked your girlfriend/wife/ unprovoked? Or would you try to pull her off first and restrain her? Please keep in mind we are not talking attack with a knife or a weapon, just plain old body parts. Would the size of the attacker play a role? How about if your s/o started the fight but ended up on the losing end?

I am rather curious as to whether certain personal codes of conduct would fall by the wayside if you were protecting someone else. (definitely inspired by the Intergender thread).

 

[chicago]

The average man can overpower the average woman. If the female attacker in question had a weapon, the person doing the protecting would have every right to knock her ass out. If a good shove didn't work and she kept attacking, then again, knock her out.

 

[Gothika]

i would never hit a woman i would rather stick a fork in my eye i would try 2 stop the fight somehow

 

[Mephistopheles]

Step 1: Grab attacking person
Step 2: Push person on the ground
Step 3: Wait untill they either calm down or are too exhausted to keep struggling.

 

[tickler118]

Being Irish, I'd obviously hit her for looking at me lol! No, I'd leave it go, why break up a good cat-fight? Joking!

 

[Fangz]

I'd restrain her but wouldn't actually strike her.

 

[Capnmad]

Step 1: Grab attacking person
Step 2: Push person on the ground
Step 3: Wait untill they either calm down or are too exhausted to keep struggling.

^This is a pretty good answer. Barring this being an effective answer, I have to think of my approach like Star Trek...

First of all, Prime Directive: Females are an alien species. Perhaps what I've seen is indeed unprovoked, or perhaps I misperceive. :raises Spock-ish eyebrow: Hopefully, I can stay out of it. If I sense my wife/girlfriend is capable of handling the situation herself and quickly, fine (say, if w/gf is a black belt in tae kwon do, and the opponent is drunk, delusional, or clearly unskilled). If not, I intervene and separate warring parties in hopes of reaching an accord.

Evasive Maneuvers: If the attack does not cease, it will then be directed toward me because I'm keeping the offending woman from her target. I'm a pretty big guy, and odds are I can face the brunt of an attack from most women, but additionally I have some small skill in deflection to further minimize damage.

Shields up: If the attack does not desist, the opponent does not tire, has some amount of combat skill, and attempts to hail (reason with them) are ignored, it is important that I and my mate are protected, and I will attempt to immobilize the attacker. Odds are, this will end it.

Now here's the big "IF":

On returning fire: Now, in the admittedly unlikely event that the woman in question has me significantly outmatched in size or talent, I am unable to immobilize her, and she persists in her attack, I will have few choices. If I'm incurring significant damage, and previous attempts to stop her have failed, you'd better believe the Cap'n of this ship ain't losin' navigation or life support, and I'm gonna' fire off an array of photon torpedos at the bitch.

I say this because I am under no delusion that there no women out there who could outmatch me in size, strength or combat skill -- there are -- and if one of them should flip their wig, I'm not about to let myself or my friends get hurt because I'd rather hold on at all costs to some antiquated notion of what it is to be a "gentleman". I'm both gentleman and realist, thank you very much.

 

[Deleted member 66627]

you'd better believe the Cap'n of this ship ain't losin' navigation or life support, and I'm gonna' fire off an array of photon torpedos at the bitch.

'kay. This cracked me up.


On topic: I agree with Mairead.

 

[Knot Amewzed]

I would let them fuck my wife up.

"and this is for your headache last night."

 

[ViperGTS]

First of all, given this scenario, if the attacker were a man or a woman, the first thing I would do is overpower them and restrain them. It's much more mentally and physically demeaning to a violent attacker to restrain them and force them to submit. If someone wants to violate the person I love, then I want them to suffer, and to pin someone down and force them into a submissive state will strain their psyche and break down their ego.

Secondly, if they are strong enough (or, in Emperor's girlfriend's case, wiry enough, lol) for me to have an exceedingly difficult time restraining them, then I will use a punch or other strike to get them into a more complacent state.

Thirdly, for those talking about weapons: if you know how to disarm a person, you know that you SHOULDN'T try unless you are forced to. If you are, you must control the weapon, not the person who's holding it.

 

[classy]

I would let them fuck my wife up.

"and this is for your headache last night."

You so did not just say that..... OK OK you typed it. *shakes head! Glad to see you back.

On topic... I would say break it up and try restraining the attacking until the fight is settled. If that doesn't work, and all attemps fail, knocking her out would be the only solution. *shrugs

 

[natural tickler]

You so did not just say that..... OK OK you typed it. *shakes head! Glad to see you back.

On topic... I would say break it up and try restraining the attacking until the fight is settled. If that doesn't work, and all attemps fail, knocking her out would be the only solution. *shrugs

but the problem for you is you have the strength of a stick-figure....

so the rules qouldn't apply to you....bwhahahahaha

back to topic

The situation would have to turn into no other choice until I hit a lady....

Mommy taught me to be a gentleman

 

[Flatfoot]

Without provocation, I would do what I could to separate the two. The problem here is that if you hold one, the other will take free swings. Also, two people on one becomes assault. Police generally don't have the time or patience to sort out all the bullshit about who started what, among grown adults.

Now, on the flip-side of the coin (This has gotten me into trouble in the past.), if my wife provoked the attack, I cannot morally interfere, because I do not support someone who is looking for trouble. If things are looking bad, I'll try to dissuade provocation before things escalate. I can't stand when women try to start shit and then demand you come to their aid because they're your significant other.

* I didn't address weapons. If weapons are involved, it's on! I don't care what the circumstances are! If you bring it down to who is going home at the end of the day, I'm gonna make sure it's my family.

 

[Knot Amewzed]

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[Sandrock74]

I'd probably just push her to the ground and slap on a wrestling hold. Maybe the sharp shooter! Yeah, that would be cool.

 

[Goodieluver]

I would do my best to not strike but i can't assess my reaction to if i am unable to break them up or if i start receiving damage of some sort thats more than minor to shrug off. If a hit comes, it would be completely unintentional

 

[luv2tikl]

Interestingly enough, I was just pondering this myself.

In the situation that you provided, depending on the severity of the situation, I doubt I'd strike the woman if it was not necessary, IE if we're talking your typical hair-pulling, slapping, and scratching cat-fight. However, if my wife/SO/whatever is taking a significant pounding, then no, I don't think I'd be afraid to step in and do what I felt was necessary to (hopefully) put an end to the situation. I don't WANT to hit a girl; I don't want to hit ANYONE, but that doesn't mean that I won't if the circumstances call for it.

If it were a situation where a girl tried, for whatever reason, to fight ME personally, then again, yes, I would feel the need to defend myself within reason, just as I would with any other person, regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion, etc.

 

[classy]

but the problem for you is you have the strength of a stick-figure....

so the rules qouldn't apply to you....bwhahahahaha

back to topic

The situation would have to turn into no other choice until I hit a lady....

Mommy taught me to be a gentleman

Buddy I can hold my own..... don't make me pull a smack down on yo' punk ass! LOL

I would definitely say not to hit a woman unless all else has failed and no other choices are available.

 

[Flatfoot]

I'd probably just push her to the ground and slap on a wrestling hold. Maybe the sharp shooter! Yeah, that would be cool.

Or, you could always use your patented, "Counselor Troi" clothesline. 😛 😉

 

[subZer0]

You have to adapt to the situation as it progresses. The attacker has to be moved away using the least amount of force necessary at that time. Being a woman has little to do with what defines 'as much force as necessary', only defining how much force is necessary. But that only goes as far as assuming that the woman is weaker than the partner of the victim. In some circumstances, being a man could define how much force is necessary.

If it takes nothing more than a shove, then so be it. If not, use a little more force. But only what is necessary. That's key.

If for instance the attacker is moved away easily but then turns more violent, then more force will be necessary now. You can't smash someone's head open just because you thought the situation could get worse (without VERY good reason).

If it were me, however, and my wife got floored by some nut-job bitch, I'd be more than happy to kick seven shades of shit out of her. Punishment fits the crime, in my opinion. But not in the eyes of the law.

 

[Coup de Grace]

My lady would never start a fight, that's for sure. If my lady was being beaten down, I would pull the other chick off and if that didn't work, put her ass in a Hammerlock until she calmed the hell down.

 

[maniactickler]

Sure, i do it frequently. makes me feel like a bad ass.

 

[Redmage]

If I can't pull a woman out of a fight then I definitely have no business hitting her. She'd clearly kick my ass.

In all seriousness though, chivalry really doesn't apply when someone could get seriously hurt. My first order of business would be to separate the combatants and get between them. At that point they have to go through me to get to each other. I'm pretty certain that neither of my wives would try to do that. If the other woman did then I would use any necessary force to protect myself - up to and including violence if it came to that.

However I'm strong enough that it's very unlikely that I would need to hit her to stop her. The only situation I can think of is if she picked up a weapon, at which point all bets are off.

 

[Korastus]

I'd seperate them and attempt to diffuse the situation.
But make no mistake; there aren't any rules in a fight. Those who think there are, are tossing around empty words and play talk. If somebody hits me, or someone I care for, they better be damn prepared to get hit back, I don't care who they are. I won't hit anyone without a reason, and I won't do it unless I get hit first, but if you want to take shit to that level, you had best be prepared to deal with the consequences, because your gender isn't going to shield you.

 

[Fangz]

I wouldn't strike a woman but I would sit on her nose and fart up her nostrils.