If A Woman Punches A Man, and He Hits Her Back, Is He Wrong?

Ina said:
Yeah, She was wrong, she did stop to consider that the young man was taking responsibility, and trying to see if he could help. Now if she would have had to chase him down, then I might be able to understand her anger.
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I agree she was absolutely wrong, but just wanted to show that a woman can easily deliver a pretty good punch to a man. If she can given him a couple more, he would have been hurtin'.
 

Dame Warrigal said:
No Phil, what would have been understandable would be for her to check her child for injuries first.
Her response was more aggression than defence. It was not protective behaviour.
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I was referring to the animal-like nature of humans.

If you attack a mama lion's cubs, she doesn't stop to check on them first - she goes straight for your jugular, and only after you're dealt with does she go back and lick their wounds.

Same with many humans.

And you are correct in saying that the safety of the child is her responsibility.
The collision was an accident but I don't think her eyes were on the child or she would know that.
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I wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley, that's for sure. :cower:
 
That's stretching the human/carnivore analogy a bit too far.
The incident we have looked at only really required a growl from the mother, not a full blown assault.
Something like, "Why don't you watch where you're going?", would have been sufficient.

I'm as fiercely protective of my young as most but a child knocked over by accident does not immediately evoke a fight response.
Children suffer minor hurts often and the parent has to help them to bounce back.
Pick them up, rub or kiss the sore spot, and tell them that they are OK is a better lesson than starting a street fight.
 

Dame Warrigal said:
That's stretching the human/carnivore analogy a bit too far.
The incident we have looked at only really required a growl from the mother, not a full blown assault.
Something like, "Why don't you watch where you're going?", would have been sufficient.

I'm as fiercely protective of my young as most but a child knocked over by accident does not immediately evoke a fight response.
Children suffer minor hurts often and the parent has to help them to bounce back.
Pick them up, rub or kiss the sore spot, and tell them that they are OK is a better lesson than starting a street fight.
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Just goes to show that you've evolved a wee bit more than the mother in the video.

I've seen this happen far too many times in person to doubt my theory. Some people lack the "societal filter" and go directly into combat mode. We also don't know the mood of that mother at that particular moment - maybe she just received divorce papers, or lost the winning lottery ticket ...
 
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