Sorry, man

By Lii - 24/03/2015 01:04 - United Kingdom - Birmingham

Today, I shouted, "Fuck off!" out of reflex when I felt someone behind me grab my bag and pull it off my shoulder. It turned out to be an elderly man with a walking stick, who was trying to steady himself in a busy crowd. FML
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abNormal62 23

So apparently, neither of you were completely stable when this occurred?

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Hidghetti 14

I would've done the same thing

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Hidghetti 14

I would've done the same thing

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wtffml1979 22

Good thing that reflex wasn't apart of coming around swinging.

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uglyheadedbitch 20

Exactly, I'd do the exact same thing, it's a habit, but as long as you apologized, I'm sure nobody would be offended

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StantheMan93 12

Then did your show get canceled OP? Sounds like a heartbreaking and familiar story.

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abNormal62 23

So did you fit both feet or only one foot in your mouth with that comment

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Steffi3 40

'out of reflex'. You sounds nice

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tswizz 13

It would've felt like someone was trying to rob her. As if she was going to turn around politely ask them not to.

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granCanyon 12

And what's your reflex when you feel like someone's trying to steal your bag? "Excuse-me sir, are you aware that stealing is a crime? Please do not force me to call the police"?

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wtffml1979 22

Ummm you sounds nice too. Thanks yous for respondin:)

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Brandi_Faith 33

The "out of reflex" part makes it sound like op says this all the time. How many times have people tried to steal your purse op?

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taybear0 14

if OP lives in an urban area where streets are crowded, robbing or pick-pocketing is probably very common

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russfml 31

I'm Canadian and I find this comment offensive, you can only be so polite!

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abNormal62 23

So apparently, neither of you were completely stable when this occurred?

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Liamj774 36

Well I mean I can understand reflexes when your bag is pulled off but I feel as if that was an overreaction

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Weiss_Schnee 14

OMG. You're in Britain so the tutting you must has received would be shameful.

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Mauskau 35

No one tuts anymore, OP just felt like they were being robbed. Any normal person would react badly to that.

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stevenN659 24

Call me crazy, but what in the hell is tutting?

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Thor1012 28

You know the clicking sound you make with your tongue against top of your mouth?

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Frillwee95 12

At least you didn't perform a judo chop and break his neck. The way I see it is that two people walked away unharmed from a potentially fatal encounter.

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kieralumina 30

exactly. some of us have this reflex where our arm just lashes out and elbows then punches/scratches the potential attacker. I'd rather defend myself then apologize for falsely thinking you were a threat than just stand there and let you rob me or whatever.

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Brandi_Faith 33

The fighting back reaction could actually get you killed though if your attacker has a weapon. So it may not be the wisest reaction, especially from behind, if you can't see if they have one or not. Just a thought.

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sdroze1389 31

there is no such thing as a judo chop, it's a wrestling style.

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kikoma 32

That sounds awful, however, most of us would have done the same, or something even more rude.

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natashamilan 13

I bet you felt so bad afterwards. Don't stress about it too much though, because the best of us would've done something like that. I hope you cleared things up with the old man!

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lizabethp 11

In sure once you realized, the end result wasn't all that bad..

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julia2750 11

Plot twist: he actually was trying to steal your bag

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