Strange day
Fighting in the street - it's a dangerous world out there
So a young boy in the prime of his life (that’s me if you thought the description was a little hard to fathom 
), travels home to get some lunch after a battle with a wireless network printer in Derby.
Thoughts of the delicious turkey breast rolls drifting across his consciousness…
Driving along the road I stop a young guy (mid 20s) dragging an older (late 50s to 60) guy toward himself with his fist raised. 
Not an everyday occurrence for me to see this kind of thing but I pulled over the car to make sure IF anything happens, there would be witnesses.
Aggressor pauses…
Aggressor swings at older guy..!
I get out of the car and position myself between them ~ the younger guy is almost foaming at the mouth, obscenities flying.
Lots more shouting and lots more people later, after the young guy has launched himself at the older guy a few more times, the Police arrive and I’m asked to give a statement at the station.
Long discussion with the Policeman… Not a nice way to spend ones afternoon.
Back to work – starving hungry, having missed my butties! 
I abhor violence and will always do what I think is right to stop it happening.
There was NO need for such an aggressive assault on someone who was probably about 3x this guys age; apparently it all started with a minor traffic altercation. I was shocked by the amount of hatred coming off this young guy ~ and I’m not one to be shocked easily.
Now I’m having a sleepless one as I realised BOTH of us (myself and older guy) could well have been left bleeding on the floor with serious injuries.
What is our society turning in to? :eek:
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Very brave of you Simon – particularly in this knife culture of ours.
A mate of mine and I once ran after and caught, a young guy (18/19) breaking into cars. We turned him over to the cops, gave statement etc. Found out later that he had been let off with a “warning”. Our initial thought’s of “forget the cops let’s just kick the sh** out of him” – may have been a stronger deterrent for him. Still…
Yeah – hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I’d like to think there are people out there who would still “do the right thing”.
It’s a sad reflection of the way the UK is at the moment…