Quote Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi View Post
I don't know how I'd react in either of those situations.

What I do know is that if I was to lash out violently I would be in the wrong unless I was trying to protect myself or my kid/wife from physical harm.

If I did lash out, say kicking someone in the bollocks for example, I doubt I'd have the Internet cheering me on and I'd fully expect to be prosecuted by the law for assault and battery, possibly GBH. The police certainly wouldn't take "but he called me a name" as an excuse and rightly so.
Give over mate.

It's not as black and white as that.

If I called you a wanker repeatedly in front of your family and you lashed out, yes you'd get charged, but any reasonable person could justify it.