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yes , beat 'em up please
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Everytime we read in the papers about a child or a woman getting clobbered , our hearts go out to them and involuntarily we would label the person who had laid their hands on them as scums.

However , the media has twisted the audience around their little fingers so much so that we get hoodwinked into believing every damn thing , even if the report is a clearly biased one.

But anyway.

I've read too many reports about spousal abuse , where the poor wife would get daily beatings from her husband for not complying to his requests and yes , i sympathise greatly with her , even more so for the case of child abuse.

But the topic i'm addressing today is not about child/spousal abuse , but whether we should condemn people for laying their hands on the fairer sex , kids or even the elderly because sometimes , we fail to delve deeper into the situation , skimming only through the surface and pointing fingers by reflex because it has been drummed into our impressionable minds that beating the said group of people up is wrong.

For example , my friend once told me that he almost wanted to slap this girl whom we both know because apart from being a totally untruthful gossip-monger , she was a terribly spoilt brat who wanted everything her way and on one occasion , she threw such a major tantrum because we ignored her suggestion of dining at a particular restaurant and we got snide remarks from her like "Can't blame you paupers for choosing to eat at a kopitiam.."

So can we really blame this guy and label him as a jerk for slapping this girl ? Take into consideration the fact that all of us has been putting up with her nonsense for a few months already and despite pulling her aside to tell her very nicely that we would very much appreciate if she changed for the better.

Women can be such spiteful creatures and with words alone they are able to incur wrath in the most placid of personalities. I admit , i have been totally nasty by making personal attacks during arguments like

"Admit it , you're fucking ugly ! If i were you , i'd choose to die !"

"Can't help it if i'm more popular then you !"

"Seriously , stop moping about how fat you are because you're not goin to lose weight by stuffing your face all day long ! Stop whining !"

If i do get slapped , i'd fume and probably retaliate by returning the favour.

But i deserve it.

Anyway.

Kids today are so bloody smart that they know their rights as a minor , that it is wrong for an adult to lay their hands on them and boy do they take advantage to breaking point at times.

E.g

Kids yelling at bookstores , libaries etc.

Kids stamping their foot and not budging in public areas unless their parents get them what they want.

Kids talking to back to their parents ( One of my cousin's like that )

So just now i was taking a bus home and i happened to choose a seat surrounded by smelly TPJC guys ( not that i mind of course because TPJC have some really cute guys. i digress. )

Then this malay boy , not more than 7 years old with a mop of unruly curly hair and a hateful mischevious face boarded the bus alone and sat next to me.

I don't know what prompted him to do so but the next thing i knew he was standing up on his seat and making faces to the TPJC boys sitting directly behind and efforts to shush him nicely by putting their fingers to their mouths failed.

Then he started to flick his tongue against his lips and splattering saliva all over the poor TPJC boy behind.

"Boy , stop doing that !"

His pleas were ignored and the stubborn boy stuck out his tongue defiantly

"Why.. Not happy huh?"

I was shocked to hear his reply.. To hear that Bengish sentence in a squeaky kiddish voice disturbed me greatly.

He continued flicking his tongue and testing their patience.

He did not have to wait long.

Because i did not want to come across as a nosey-parker i kept quiet and tried not to stare but i could not help but eavesdrop and look at them discreetly and the next thing i knew , the TPJC boy was holding on to the malay boy's ear who was thrashing about violently by now .

BUT HE WAS STILL FLICKING HIS TONGUE , THAT STUPID BOY !

As the Ah Lian in me would say ..

"Kan ni nah.. Sibei guai lan !!"

As the bus was slowing down to the next stop , the TPJC boy stood up , grabbed the boy by his collar and dragged him all the way to the exit ( resistance was futile obviously since the TPJC boy's like 1.8m) where he was forced to alight , but not before doing the finger-flip at him !

Oh , the audacity !

He stood at the bus stop , his middle finger still extended and he didn't seem to be in the least embarrassed nor sorry. Not surprisingly the TPJC boys also gave him the finger-flip as the bus drove off.

I wouldn't be in the least sorry for the boy should all 3 TPJC boys decide to gang up and give the puny little asshole a good whacking.

But what if they end up getting apprehended ?

Then the newspaper headline would read

"3 boys from top JC arrested for beating up a primary school boy !"

And then there will be quotes like

"I am thoroughly disgusted at their behaviour" - Fellow TPJC student

"They should be ashamed of themselves for picking on little kids!" - Member of the public

"I don't understand.. what has my son done to deserve such a punishment ? He is only 7 " - Little boy's mother

And so we will all be tricked once again.


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listening to : joni mitchell - both sides now ( Love Actually has got to be one of my all time fav movies )