But that would probably fall more under “self defense,” I would think.
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Threatening behaviour or harassment, yes, but sometimes something that isn't a direct threat can cause someone to snap. eg, a Sandy Hook parent might if told they were lying. I'd be sympathetic to that.
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You might be sympathetic to the impulse, but there’s a reason we teach children impulse control. If the person to whom you were mean punched you, your words wouldn’t have caused them to punch you. Their lack of self control would have something to do with it.
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I agree fully with the principle. I just also know we are human. It wouldn't become right for me to punch someone who accused me of faking grief for the death of my child while that grief was still fresh. It would just be understandable.
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I am reminded of a time somebody compared me criticising their code to them yelling "FUCK YOUR MOTHER" at me, three months after I'd buried her. I would've been in the wrong had I punched him but even knowing that, I was still only just able to resist doing so.
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I think this isn’t quite right. ‘Fighting words’ has a different weight where some vestiges of honor culture remain.
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