Why is it so easy to predict the behaviour of angry people? Neighbour's reaction similar to questioner's.

Question

It was difficult to refute what I said so he reported it as a violation. This is relevant: I rented an apartment and parked on the street. One morning a very angry note was taped to my door, complaining about where I parked. He did not ID himself. I knew who it was. I wanted proof, in case he slashed my tire or broke my windshield. I had witnessed his behaviour before. I knew he would need to be provoked to ID himself. I knew he was watching from inside his house. I wrote this message: "If you harass me again, you'll get a visit from the police." I taped it to my truck window. I knew it wouldn't take long for him to show up. It was only a half hour later that he knocked on my door. When I opened it, he began to rant and rave. Though I didn't think it would do any good, I tried to reason with him. It didn't do any good, but I had identified him. It's easier to predict the behaviour of hotheads than it is to predict that of anyone else's. Are they all equally intelligent?

Sorry that I was a bit unclear here. My point was that two people, (1) the one who reported my answer as a violation and (2) the one who was upset about where I parked the truck were both motivated by anger, and as such, their behaviour was predictable.

The problem (my lack of clarity when asking the question) was in editing the question so that it fit within the character limit.

Answer 1

For some reason when humans get angry they seem to fall into a very similar category...cant reason with them...they shout....get tunnel vision....I have to agree you did the right thing in identifying the person who left the note...when he calms down he will realise you know exactly who he is and hopefully leave your vehicle alone...

Answer 2

Because the out-of-control responses you describe are the work of a man who does not think out and solve problems, but instead reacts with his hind brain; the animal part. And there is a certain intelligence AND EXPERIENCE required to get to thinking out things instead of barging in with emotions flying.

But think about it. He wanted to be anonymous when you, by way of the tags on your car, could not be. In other words, he wanted an animal's ambush privilege from the start. Given that level, we have to wonder whether the note was not proof enough all by itself, without having to go further. Simply keeping the note without confrontation with him might have provided you with plenty of proof in case he vandalized your car.

No, you wanted to go further than that, and warn him that you knew who he was, to try to prevent his vandalizing your car.

You see, when people think things out, they come out ahead. It's called using the best parts of your brain; not the most animal, but the most human.

Answer 3

simple!
because you are not in angry. so, you can easily predict others angry!!!