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Midnightwalk

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10. I'd probably wind up in jail

Fri May 22, 2020, 05:49 PM

May 2020

I feel so sorry for the people in those jobs who can’t afford to retaliate. Rudeness and stupidity is one thing, but I won’t take being spit or coughed on deliberately any more than if someone struck me.

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Oh my good grief we are witnessing the death cult in action in real time [View all] Soph0571 May 2020 OP

So what DO you do if some a-hole intentionally coughs in your face? mitch96 May 2020 #1

I believe the coughing and spitting was assault. Atticus May 2020 #5

I think it Rebl2 May 2020 #52

I have plans for that worked out and practiced. gordianot May 2020 #6

I wonder if a spritz of bleach would work??? nt mitch96 May 2020 #19

Would be hard to argue with unique. gordianot May 2020 #26

a squirt of an appealing scent of li-li-li-li-liesall disinfectant sprinkleeninow May 2020 #51

I should think it could be viewed as terrorism, among other choices. Frustratedlady May 2020 #8

Isn't there a specific crime of bioterrorism? I seem to remember such being discussed some niyad May 2020 #28

I think you are right, but I can't remember the subject. Frustratedlady May 2020 #34

I seem to remember that it was about some people spitting and coughing deliberately in grocery and niyad May 2020 #37

Get video evidence malaise May 2020 #11

Look up "Defendu"! It is a chin crushing 1920's system. essme May 2020 #15

I've read about Fairbairn/Sykes in the past.. Good stuff. Legend training WW2 troops....nt mitch96 May 2020 #17

Get Tough was a good manual. Early in my 20's, I practiced with sticks, canes and staffs. cayugafalls May 2020 #44

I grabbed a copy of your self defence pdf dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #47

The part about acting instinctively is important. LiberalFighter May 2020 #53

Look around and ask someone if 2naSalit May 2020 #21

Easy vercetti2021 May 2020 #23

Mace, lots of Mace Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #24

I think this may be the best answer for people who attack by coughing and spitting. colorado_ufo May 2020 #40

Thank you. I thought about a tazer, but Mace seemed to be the better choice. Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #59

At the place I worked our chief of security was an ex NYC Police.. He said he defused 90% mitch96 May 2020 #62

"Get thee behind me, satan!" Then a shot of mace. sprinkleeninow May 2020 #50

Honestly, I'd probably overreact and punch their friggin lights out. CanonRay May 2020 #30

I genuinely wish someone would cough directly in my face... SKKY May 2020 #61

Has nothing to do with freedom. Just ignorant, nasty assed humans. Guilded Lilly May 2020 #2

Yup, pissed they can't get their way.... nt mitch96 May 2020 #63

When people cough like that or spit on others there should be criminal charges Thekaspervote May 2020 #3

In the UK Soph0571 May 2020 #4

these are trumps deplorables just living up to their name. /nt IcyPeas May 2020 #7

More like living down to it. niyad May 2020 #31

Selfish and ignorant. A lethal combination. progressoid May 2020 #9

and given permission to show all their ugliness, by trump dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #48

I'd probably wind up in jail Midnightwalk May 2020 #10

More of the "owning the libs" bullshit. sop May 2020 #12

Deliberately coughing on someone is an assault. dawg day May 2020 #13

Spitting on grocery store employee. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #14

Thanks. That made my day. oasis May 2020 #20

This will forever be THE most satisfying 2naSalit May 2020 #22

I must've watched that 50,000 times. Asshole didn't expect that! Bet he cried like a baby. dmr May 2020 #25

I could watch that all day! Solomon May 2020 #36

I carry a very large, very heavy shoulder bag. Would use it in a heartbeat to defend someone niyad May 2020 #32

Yup, scream "get your hands off my ass" as you pummel the shit out of em... nt mitch96 May 2020 #64

Thank you for that important addition! niyad May 2020 #65

That was AWESOME! colorado_ufo May 2020 #39

Spitting on a cop/ EMT is considered an assault, post AIDS realities. dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #58

If they got close to me, I might try to trip them, Ilsa May 2020 #16

If this is an example of "Deplorables", Hillary was too kind. nt oasis May 2020 #18

I became homeless a second time because I was accused of... TreasonousBastard May 2020 #27

No shirt, no shoes, no mask no service. safeinOhio May 2020 #45

Disgusting. liberalmuse May 2020 #29

when the corporate pac fredom works and the repukes figured out that covid hits people of color, the yaesu May 2020 #33

That's what finally convinced trump and the other republicans to reopen everything. BComplex May 2020 #67

This latest cover of The Week magazine says it all... chwaliszewski May 2020 #35

Stand your ground comes to mind. hadEnuf May 2020 #38

Yep. warmfeet May 2020 #41

Coughing on or spitting at is felony assault. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #42

Trump's actions encourage this kind of behavior Ohioboy May 2020 #43

I couldn't even watch it all the way through. Mickju May 2020 #46

It called "false entitlement". Caliman73 May 2020 #49

Elbow in the face captain queeg May 2020 #54

There are a lot of store employees in various segments PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #55

"Live and Let Die" nt oasis May 2020 #56

Kick oasis May 2020 #57

The worst part Tink41 May 2020 #60

THIS is what trump has done. THIS is what Fox "news" has done. And the so-called "evangelicals" BComplex May 2020 #66