At risk of treading on already trodden on ground, the little ******s shouldn't have done it in the first place.
He punched you, and you finished it.
People need to learn that actions have consequences. I've been smacked around a bit since I've been at uni, all in defence of my friends, and nothing has come of it. I haven't hit back, because I haven't had the opportunity, but my weapon of choice is easily a good discussion.
The Police largely don't bother with these kind of ***** now. They brutally beat the crap out of one of my mates, they go to the Police, the Police put him up in front of a court, and he gets a slap on the wrist and 20 hours community service.
It's easier to arrest the man having a pee on a shop window, or the parents lying about where they live to get their kids into a decent school, or the woman doing 33 MPH in a 30MPH zone and getting a fine and 3 points, because the kids 'know their rights'.
It should be - commit your first offence (I'm talking theft, assault, etc), 6 months in prison. If that doesn't sort them out, the next offence make it 5 years. They do it again? 25 years, no parole.
You might say, "Oh but it will cost more in prison taxes!" but then, I know that most kids would crap themselves at spending 6 months in prison and wouldn't likely do anything again. If they do, and 5 years doesn't sort them out, then what's the point having them on the street? Lock them up out of the way of me! I think crime rates would drop dramatically.
I'd rather talk it out than throw punches. I wish I had time to read through this whole thread and then comment, but I have work to do!
Good one Stan, but next time, kick him so hard he won't be able to make little baby versions of him that will no doubt just sponge off me.
Disclaimer: I do not resent the police, or think that the job they do is rubbish OR easy. I fully respect the police and how difficult their job can be at times. What I have a problem with is the judicial system in which these kids who go around beating the crap out of my mates and robbing them end up roaming the streets thinking they own the place (literally, the SMMB massive, look it up) and they're running around doing whatever they want.