Re: Bouncer vs Idiot. Bouncer is World Camp Kickboxer
That was awesome.
Reminds me of the time I was out with a group of friends years (8?) ago for Halloween. My gf at the time (now my wife) and some of her friends were up on the bar (this place encourages it) dancing and having a good time. This stocky bald dude a few inches shorter than me started being crass to her friend while I was a few feet behind him. They got down off of the bar and he proceeded to be REAL rude to her by calling her names I care not to repeat for no reason. My wife's friend was a firecracker so she confronted him about it. He squared up and my wife was by her side backing her up so before anyone knew it I was in front of both of them creating space between this douche and my wife/friend. I calmly explained that he needed to walk away. I'm a pretty decent size guy so generally this is enough to diffuse the situation but this guy had been drinking and felt he needed to prove something. I more or less laughed in his face and he got heated. Before anything could happen the bouncers were there and had us separated. Since I knew the owner and most of the staff they escorted the douche out knowing that I'm not the type to start problems.
Fast forward a year later and it's Halloween again and we're all out again (really don't go out much to places like this otherwise because for some reason guys like to start shit with me because of my sweet goatee or something) and what do ya know... there's that guy. I can tell he's not as drunk this time and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to handle this as I approach and my blood is boiling thinking of the disrespectful things this guy said to my wife one year ago. As I walk up behind him ready to do who knows what I tap him on the should and he turns around and looks upward to see the fire in my eyes. For a split second I can see his fear and then... call it old age or whatever... I have a change of heart. I tell him 'You probably don't remember me but one year ago tonight I was here with my wife and her friends and you were crass, rude and disrespectful to her and even tried to start shit with me... all unprovoked. I've thought about this moment for 354 days now and how I would handle this and now that it's here all I can say is it's your lucky day because I'm going to buy you a beer.'
The guy was dumbfounded. He was trying to process it all and next thing I know he says 'Oh my god you scared the shit out of me dude. I literally had my life in front of my eyes because I thought you were going to kill me and you had every right to. Holy shit that's SO cool if you and you're my new hero.'
He proceeded to buy me and my group all drinks for the rest of the night and apologized sincerely to everyone for the next few hours. He even introduced me to all his friends as they guy that was going to destroy him for being a dick and then bought him a beer instead. My wife and her friend were very pleased with the outcome and I left the guy with the message that he shouldn't do that ever again and I can't help but think that it affected him for the positive because I didn't kick his ass. Sometimes violence really isn't the answer. lol
