Re:Sydney's fun police have put out the light of the nightlife
by tamana on Saturday February 06, 2016 @11:33AM
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What do smart people do when they are cornered?
Re:Sydney's fun police have put out the light of the nightlife
by exodust on Sunday February 07, 2016 @04:28AM
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A lot of CCTV footage of violence shows initial verbal altercation that turns physical. The perpetrators abandon words due to lack of verbal skills and general violent drunk or 'gangsta-wanna-be' nature. Victims too, often miss the opportunity to walk away, misreading the situation by running their mouths.
Street smart is about reading the situation, like defensive driving. 3AM Sunday morning as you walk home, awareness of you surroundings at all times is smart - also fun and challenging and just good way to be. Doesn't have to mean "guard up", it just means not careless.
Violence is also one of those "fallback" mentalities that stupid people embrace when cornered. Genetics aside, stupid people have few resources at their disposal. Violence is there, justified by a century of iconic pop culture that says "when your friend sleeps with your girlfriend, punch him in the head, it's what you must do".
As for convict Australia. Very few Australians today are the decedents of convicts, and very few of those convicts would have been violent.