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Slapped in Brixton..

((((( gaijingirl )))))

Sorry to hear about that. :(

Hitting her back was probably quite a good idea in terms of making yourself feel better since you've taken the situation under control a little...
 
sorry to hear this gg!
:( :(

i walked down the hill at 8.30am yesterday and was struck by how many meandering nutters there were about. maybe it's always like that on a sunday morning and i never see it because i'm asleep...

don't beat yourself up over this. maybe it'll make her think twice. hopefully her friends had a go at her too.
 
you poor thing :( I think I would probably hit her back as well - or more likely thought about it, been a coward and been angry with myself for not retaliating.

like the others have said, don't feel guilty or angry for the way you reacted.

hope it doesn't prey on your mind too long and lets hope the stupid cow will think twice about doing anything like it again.
 
gaijingirl said:
..So I got slapped yesterday... about 6:30pm outside The Ritzy... some girl who was very very clearly off her head on something just came up to me and hit me very hard as I was unlocking my bike.. and then walked off laughing... actually the friends that she was with seemed pretty horrified with her...

...I'm ashamed to say I went up to her and hit her back...

..and then I got home and burst into tears.. I don't think I've ever hit anyone before... :(
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As others have said, you didn't do the right or the wrong thing. I would most probably have grabbed her and kept her there until the police arrive. But then I'm a bloke and most probably only another bloke would have tried that one on with me - however, my objective would be to make sure the individual get's a record for it.
 
That's a really horrible thing to happen gg.

I really agree with what others say in that you shouldn't feel bad, & that hopefully it will deter your assailant from doing it again.........
 
Geri said:
I still don't think that warrants deserving to get mugged.
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If you're fuelling that shitty trade on that street, you take your chances.

Locking your bike at the Ritzy is a different story.

I think the atmosphere out the front of there at weekends and on warm evenings is totally frantic with a big crowd of over two hundred going bonkers on all sorts. Dealing is plainly going on, and the other day two guys raced up to me and threatened me because when they'd shouted 'Yo Yo' I hadn't actually realised they were addressing me.The police stand about looking a bit nonplussed.

The cops need to get a grip frankly.

Good for you hitting her back GG. What did she say?
 
hendo said:
What did she say?
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Nothing... she was still smiling and walked off laughing... one of her friends apologised to me.

I think she was so off her face she didn't know what was going on.
 
Good on you Gaijin - c***s like that shouldn't hand it out & expect to get away with it. Think amputation might be going a bit far though...
 
You'd have felt worse if you had done nothing I reckon. I always think 'Why didnt I do something?' when stuff happens. You reacted on instinct, you got attacked and you attacked back, you didnt go and smash her head in or anything!

I know you feel bad hitting her, probably because hitting people feels alien to you, but it was justified.

I hope you're ok :)
 
Sounds like a reasonable reaction!

But if anyone official should ask, you honestly believed that she was about to hit you again, so you had to hit her to prevent that happening. You definitely weren't just getting in some retaliation, OK? ;)
 
"kin Hell!

((((GG)))))

And what bob said: It doesn't sound like you got mad - just even, which in retrospect is probably good for your self esteam.
 
detective-boy said:
Sounds like a reasonable reaction!

But if anyone official should ask, you honestly believed that she was about to hit you again, so you had to hit her to prevent that happening. You definitely weren't just getting in some retaliation, OK? ;)
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You might also point out that the police periodically abandon law enforcement in the area where you were assaulted.
 
Yes, as with the girl who was sexually assaulted and persistently harrassed and when she shouted at her attacker they threatened to arrest her unless she fucked off sharpish like....
 
Mrs Magpie said:
Yes, as with the girl who was sexually assaulted and persistently harrassed and when she shouted at her attacker they threatened to arrest her unless she fucked off sharpish like....
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Gosh, that was BRAVE of them, wasn't it? Threatening to arrest the woman who'd been sexually harrassed rather than the thug who'd harrassed her. :rolleyes: :mad:
 
I was thinking about this last night because of what Layabout said...

layabout said:
I would most probably have grabbed her and kept her there until the police arrive.
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..I was wondering why I didn't do that instead... it never even occurred to me to be honest. I have very mixed feelings. I think the slap was a short, sharp shock and if they had been caught with loads of drugs they could have gotten into serious trouble.... I don't know whether she deserved that exactly... obviously I don't know anything about her - it might have been a one off - certainly her friends' reactions didn't suggest it was a regular occurrence.

I wonder if the police would have done anything anyway?

God.. it's such a moral minefield!!
 
Yikes poor you! Don't feel bad for having slapped back. I was punched by a girl at a party my flatmates and I held years ago when I yelled at her to stop trying to kick our front door in :rolleyes: I went on a tirade telling her I wouldn't stoop to her stinky low level by hitting scum like her back while her boyfriend pinned her arms back to stop her launching herself on me again. I don't think I did win any higher moral ground and would have felt a lot better if I'd just smacked her one back!

The police would have done nada so don't feel bad about taking law into your own hands. I hope she got a harder smack than you, lots of grief from her friends and that you feel less shaken soon.
 
I wouldn't feel bad about hitting her back... it's that whole fight/flight syndrome thing, just a totally automatic reaction to a frightening experience causing you shock. I'm sure if you thought about it, as you have done since, you probably wouldn't have done it, but it was just instinct and self-preservation. I certainly don't think it's done any harm if it makes that girl think twice before slapping people in the street, the silly cow. Plenty of us get off our heads, but we are still aware it's not ok to hit people randomly in the street! Gaijingirl, I hope this doesn't affect you too much, I would have found it quite frightening.
 
I think Brixton is a wonderful area, and i love its diversity, individuality, expression - and balls - but you have to watch your back - is that true :)
 
PieEye said:
She slapped you on the arse???!!

That's just weird.
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I was bending over unlocking my bike... it's sort of lower back/arse and it fucking hurt... :mad:

*edited to add*... I guess it was a fairly large target for her... :(
 
i hope you're feeling better now GG.

It was a brave thing to do - it's a split second decision. But I reckon you're well 'ard mate! Perhaps you could start offering bodyguard services to escort the tourists through Brixton high street! ;)
 
hendo said:
I think the atmosphere out the front of there at weekends and on warm evenings is totally frantic with a big crowd of over two hundred going bonkers on all sorts. Dealing is plainly going on, and the other day two guys raced up to me and threatened me because when they'd shouted 'Yo Yo' I hadn't actually realised they were addressing me.The police stand about looking a bit nonplussed.
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Someone I know had their bag stolen when they were sitting in Windrush sq a few weeks ago.Does seem that its got no better in that area.
 
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