I went to my local hardware shop and was walking through the flooring section. One of the sales girls came up to me and out of the blue went 'Do you want decking?' I hadnt dont anything to her yet here she is threatening me and saying she will deck me. She was quite big and could have done some damage to me so i got the first punch in right on her jaw. I got dragged into the back room by the management and they called the police. They are trying to press charges and wont believe i was acting in self defense. Im sorry but if someone comes up to you and says 'Do you want decking' one of you is getting a punch so i would much rather it was them. Do you think i was in the wrong?
2006-06-09 00:08:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no you were not at all...
you should simply say, "I'm sorry guys, I had a SAW head, I didn't mean to NAIL her. I'm just coming down from some stuff I've been HOOKED on".
Also admit to her DRILLING you about her adamant service, and she shouldn't do the BOLT when you actually start answering her questions!
..Have a nice day, Sir!
2006-06-12 01:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by mary_not_cathy 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
Would this be a joke?? I believe she was referring to patio decking if you were in a hardware shop, although depending on your mindset I can see how someone saying this could be interpreted either way. I think you should have asked her what she meant before steaming in, but of course if she was acting aggressively. then to go defensive is of course a natural reaction. But I suppose out of little acorns big things grow, seems to be the way of things nowadays, small things get blown out of all proportion and you end up in the s*it faster than you know whats happening.
2006-06-09 00:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by Alf Garnet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar experience. A guy in the hardware store asked me if I wanted a screw, When I said I was looking for a screwdriver, he unzipped his pants and took off his belt. Unfortuanately my exbf came around the corner at that point...So anyway, I guess this does not help you. I think I would have decked her too. LOL. :) Why is a chick working in hardware anyway? What do they expect to happen? I think she got off easy.
2006-06-09 00:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by amy24h7w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously this is a wind up but I'm going to give you the legal answer anyway.
If you beleived yourself to be under threat, i.e was she menacing when she asked? i.e DO YOU F*****G WANT DECKING TO***R then you had a right to defend yourself. The legal requirement that you must retreat or be harmed first is no longer in effect so as long as you genuinely beleived that you were under threat of attack ..... YES you could use this as a defence, you would need a genius of a lawyer to argue it successfully though.
2006-06-09 11:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by ligiersaredevilspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you in a hardware store in the US. They sell decking there so she was probably just being helpful. What happened next?
2006-06-15 06:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot us force against another person simply because of a threat. If she started to swing at you, then you have a perfect right to defend yourself, either by restraining her without hitting her, or hitting her, depending on the circumstances, which you have to make a judgment call.
2006-06-09 00:16:51 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem in the hardware store. A male assistant asked me if I was looking for a screw!! The cheeky blighter!
2006-06-09 00:14:14 · answer #7 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm totally creased up. That's so funny.!!!!! You should get a job as a script writer for Eastenders, that soap could do with a bit of humour in it.
2006-06-09 00:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by karen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is quite funny! Unless of course you are being serious, in which case you should be carted off to the funny farm....
2006-06-09 00:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Lupee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing you weren't in the air tool section. What would you have done if she'd asked you if you wanted Nailing?
2006-06-09 00:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by meathead76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋