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[Dalton]

The guy was 39? He had a 6 year old child, a wife. Did he have a job? Friends? A house? Yeah what's not to respect about a guy who's built a life for himself.

That's what you respect.

It's amazing how easy it is for people to 'respect' the local drug dealer with all the killings and crime that come from that profession but some guy who was actually smart enough to thrive within the system has to earn respect from some kids who haven't even learned the necessary requisites to live a fully independent life.

What if the dead man was Neil Armstrong? We just automatically disrespect everyone until they pull their creds? Maybe the guy was wrong to call out the kids. Violence is often the refuge of the stupid and whatever the outcome these kids will have to live with it all their lives.

So will a 6 year old child and her mother.

Those kids were just wrong on so many levels. The 'respect' thing is just blaming the victim. How many of you would take this argument to his family.

Don't dis kids they'll kill you. What a message.

I can't believe what I'm reading in this thread. Especially as a teacher.

[nautilus]

[rambler]

[hagwonnewbie]

Intersting. I'm always afraid of slipping and splittin me dome on all that granite tile I see everywhere in Korea. I've seen several people's haeds land on Korean concrete with little effect.

I just saw some vid about Canadian city planner putting in soft streets around stadiums and downtown areas BECAUSE so many fights ended in someone getting skull fractures on the pavement, either from fighting, falling or some drunken horsing around.

In fact many sidewalks in korea are made form that same recysled tire rubber particle mat. Let me look for that article...

[fermentation]

People aren't reading the article are they?

[Captain Corea]

[fermentation]

I think the problem with the guy in the article is that he didn't ask, he scolded, and when the kid didn't back down, he engaged in a screaming match that lead to a fight. As far as I can tell, he instigated it and then escalated it by getting in a fight with a different guy who was trying to calm him down. All around

If you encounter someone who is being rude, do you scold them? No, you ask them nicely to to stop what they're doing. And people don't like being scolded and get defensive even if they know they're in the wrong. That's just common sense.

If your initial request didn't take, you either reason with them or move on and chalk it up as douches being douches.

[Captain Corea]

Yeah, I think that's a valid observation. Hard to tell exactly how it played out, but it kind of looks bad for the dad.

I do agree though that asking for politeness is a reasonable way to go. I've had teens swearing around me and my kid, and when I nicely asked them to consider that there were kids around, they were (relatively) cool with that.

[Julius]

[Dalton]