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Originally posted by ladyjag99
I don't understand that. Why should they be punished? Think of it this way. I'm a single woman living alone. If one night, I'm sleeping in bed and hear a living room window break, I'm going to get out of bed with a baseball bat and clobber whoever I saw in my living room. If the guy gets a concussion, that's his own fault. I had no way of knowing who the intruder in my living room was. I have no idea if the window breaking was intentional or accidental. In short, I don't know if the guy intended to harm me or not and I defended myself accordingly. No jury in the world will convict me for assault--I was just defending myself.

It's the same situation. That Alpha had NO IDEA whether or not the Omega meant to harm him, and he defended himself accordingly. This occured in seconds. Nobody had time to wonder about the other guy's motives or to tell themselves to back off because the other guy might be crazy. They simply defended themselves. The Ques may have a case for their appeal if the action that started the fight was mis-interpreted as being hostile. Grabbing and tearing up a check that another group was receiving on state can't be interpreted as anything but hostile. Shoving, I could excuse, pushing, I can let it slide, being tripped up, could be an accident, but tearing up a check that I'm receiving on stage? I don't think so. I'm not going to stand there and wonder about the other guy's sanity. There simply isn't enough time for me to think about it.

But that's just it-- it was OBVIOUS what the state of mind was of the Bruh who grabbed the check and tore it up--Even Helen Keller could see that! So, all I'm saying is that, if you f#@k with someone who is already PISSED, then you're not gonna get a sweet response from them if you respond to them with aggression! All I wanna know is why did he snatch a torn-up check away from someone who was ALREADY HOT WITH ANGER? Did he expect the Bruh to embrace him with a hug and a teary-eyed apology? When you respond to aggression with aggression, you get nothing more and nothing less than aggression. NO--I am NOT implying that the Alphas asked for it! YES--the Bruhs started it! But, just try to answer this question as honestly and objectively as you can: Do you think the Bruhs would have jumped on the Alphas if, when the check was snatched away and torn, the Alpha had kept his cool (realizing what he was dealing with) and NOT snatched it back? I doubt it!

Your comparison to having someone break into your house is ridiculous logic. First of all, by breaking into your home, the criminal is INTENDING to harm YOU--perhaps not physically, but definitely by taking what belongs to you. Therefore, you are completely justified in defending yourself if necessary. (Me personally, I doubt I'd try to fight off a burglar, so mad props to you for your bravery. ) After all, he's deliberately/intentionally messing with you and yours .

But, if you aggravate a mad person who's anger-motivated actions aren't initially targeted toward you and, as a result, that person lashes out at you, then you're the idiot for not expecting a hostile/negative outcome. How could that Alpha be so naive as to think that further aggravating an already angry person would result in a joyful frolic in the park?!?!?

Everyone's acting like I want to see the Alphas get lynched or something? A public apology for the disruption is enough for me! Regardless of who started it and why--both groups were involved in a public disturbance. No one's saying that the Alphas should receive the SAME sanctions or even harsh sanctions, for that matter. But, to know that an embarrassing brawl of that magnitude would have been avoided if one guy would have stepped back, taken a deep breath, and let the step show committee take care of the check situation, is to accept that the fight was perpetuated at least SLIGHTLY on account of his poorly thought-out reaction. After all--the Bruhs' initial anger was not directed toward the Alphas. But, as I said once before, in my opinion, the fight ensued as a result of both groups' efforts to determine whose penises are larger.

Maybe it's just me who feels that black greeks should set positive examples rather than perpetuate the myth(?) that BGLOs are nothing more than gangs! Fighting is ridiculous and barbaric as it is, but especially when we--the ELITE--are the ones doing it because we're afraid of being punked by another org. I'm sure all ol' boy thought about was "How is it gon' look if this Que takes our check and tears it up, and I don't do anything?" So, he--refusing to look bad or make his frat look back--retaliated (to add an inch to his penis). Already heated, the Bruhs would not be out-done and that's what led to the altercation. Since the required level of maturity was absent on both parts, they're both at fault for the violent disruption that resulted from their childishness.

Again--this is my opinion and I can understand and appreciate any others that contradict it. I'll respect yours if you'll respect mine.

Geez, I haven't argued this much since me and Doggy got into it about interracial dating!

And I'm Out!