<6. As soon as they do that, hit them again. Only this time hit them much harder. Square in the nose.>
7. the person you are assaulting is a Ghandian pacifist, and disciplined. After thoroughly bloodying him, you notice the newspaper photographer, taking pictures, and you realise this isn't going to look good, when your mother sees your picture in the paper tomorrow. Since there is a little bit of angel inside every devil, you eventually start feeling shame and disgust at yourself.
Alternatively:
7. the person you are assaulting is not a pacifist, he just thinks that this particular war, carried out this way, at this cost, is not the best choice. So he gets up, and beats the shit out of you. And feels very good about it, having followed his moral principles of Strict Reciprocity. |
