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Originally posted by scotsdavy1
Originally posted by HelenConway
reply to post by skalla
thanks skalla - I am actually scared of him now - to be honest, it makes me worried to walk my sisters dogs, which would mean I would have to walk past his house, it makes me worried to visit my sister, who i normally see daily,
Don't be scared of him, he's just a bully like many on here. You were the better person for not reacting to him
Originally posted by HelenConway
Originally posted by Laykilla
This is America. We have freedom of speech, this gives me the right to express how I feel about you to your face as long as it doesn't cross the line into actual harassment. [Which is connotated by repeat or excessive offenses.]
I do the adult thing, I walk away. If I see this person frequently, when they are calmed down, I will go talk to them about it. If they are a stranger, I could care less.
edit on 22-2-2013 by Laykilla because: (no reason given)
Actually NO this is Britain.
I am glad you COULD care less - that makes me feel so warm inside,
It would be awful if you couldn;t care less.edit on 22-2-2013 by HelenConway because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by HelenConway
Originally posted by scotsdavy1
Originally posted by HelenConway
reply to post by skalla
thanks skalla - I am actually scared of him now - to be honest, it makes me worried to walk my sisters dogs, which would mean I would have to walk past his house, it makes me worried to visit my sister, who i normally see daily,
Don't be scared of him, he's just a bully like many on here. You were the better person for not reacting to him
thank you for your support Davy, but to be honest I am scared.
The accusation by the policewoman that I was as bad [ maybe] did not help. It did not give me confidence in the system of that they took my complaint seriously.
They could not care less,
Originally posted by Lynzer
reply to post by HelenConway
I'm in the USA, not Brittain, but I can only conclude that nut-cases live everywhere! What I try to remember when someone is going off like that, is that by staying in control, you only make them look worse and yourself look better. But it is frightening. I also think some men believe they can intimidate women with the "in your face" anger.....please.
But always think of your safety first, and rightly or wrongly, leave the situation if you think they may get physical.
I hope this resolves itself with no further involvement with you. Good Luck!!
Originally posted by Laykilla
You're a liar ma'am. Not only are you a liar, but you want sympathy when I guarantee you were at fault. I know this, because you're a liar -- evidenced by you claiming that he threatened you after the fact. [A piece of information you left out of your story.]
I'm am defending the man, because I know what it's like to deal with attention seeking liars that inconvenience other people and then beg for sympathy like they didn't do anything wrong.
Grow a back bone and park legally in the future. If this means you have to walk a couple blocks, tough. That's the city life.
edit on 22-2-2013 by Laykilla because: (no reason given)edit on 22-2-2013 by Laykilla because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Dispo
reply to post by Laykilla
The point Helen was making was that the phrases "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less" are used to mean the same thing in America and Britain respectively. We could sit here and argue about which is correct all day, but I'm not 15 any more so I have better things to do.
P.S. It's obviously "couldn't" as "could" implies that you care on some level, whereas "couldn't" implies that you don't care at all.edit on 22-2-2013 by Dispo because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Monger
Is it illegal to yell at somebody? Seriously? Sorry, but your OP screams to me that you're either leaving some key part of the incident out or posting this simply for attention. Did you expect the man to be arrested for making you feel scared? Christ, woman, you're a grown adult. If you can't handle somebody getting up in your face about something, then don't put yourself in that situation.
He didn't threaten you, he didn't lay hands on you. What on earth did you expect the police to do for you? By the way, feeling threatened by somebody's demeanor does not in any constitute an actual threat.
Where I'm from if you had called emergence services over somebody making you feel uncomfortable, you'd be the one being hauled to the station.
I'll bet dollars to donuts that you and he were in some kind of mutual verbal spat, and you thought to yourself, well I'll show him, I'll ring the cops and have him taken away in cuffs. That'll show 'em. And when that very predictably didn't turn out the way you hoped it would, you turned to ATS to try and stir up some good old fashioned moral outrage.
Originally posted by HelenConway
reply to post by Dispo
There are NOT two sides to this story,
Originally posted by Monger
Is it illegal to yell at somebody? Seriously? Sorry, but your OP screams to me that you're either leaving some key part of the incident out or posting this simply for attention. Did you expect the man to be arrested for making you feel scared? Christ, woman, you're a grown adult. If you can't handle somebody getting up in your face about something, then don't put yourself in that situation.
He didn't threaten you, he didn't lay hands on you. What on earth did you expect the police to do for you? By the way, feeling threatened by somebody's demeanor does not in any constitute an actual threat.
Where I'm from if you had called emergence services over somebody making you feel uncomfortable, you'd be the one being hauled to the station.
I'll bet dollars to donuts that you and he were in some kind of mutual verbal spat, and you thought to yourself, well I'll show him, I'll ring the cops and have him taken away in cuffs. That'll show 'em. And when that very predictably didn't turn out the way you hoped it would, you turned to ATS to try and stir up some good old fashioned moral outrage.
Originally posted by HelenConway
Originally posted by Laykilla
You're a liar ma'am. Not only are you a liar, but you want sympathy when I guarantee you were at fault. I know this, because you're a liar -- evidenced by you claiming that he threatened you after the fact. [A piece of information you left out of your story.]
I'm am defending the man, because I know what it's like to deal with attention seeking liars that inconvenience other people and then beg for sympathy like they didn't do anything wrong.
Grow a back bone and park legally in the future. If this means you have to walk a couple blocks, tough. That's the city life.
edit on 22-2-2013 by Laykilla because: (no reason given)edit on 22-2-2013 by Laykilla because: (no reason given)
I am not a liar but you are being abusive as evidenced here,
I was parked legally as explained.
Please take your anger and aggression to another thread.
Originally posted by scotsdavy1
Originally posted by Monger
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If a guy had done that to me I would have knocked him out, believe you me.
Would you like it if someone yelled and shouted right into your face you got spittle over you?
What is this, lets all gang up on the OP for a laugh week?
Ahh that is it - I don't think he would have been that way at all with another man.
I think the fact that I am a woman enraged him.
But Davy thanks again