Am I the only adult who has never seen a bloody fist fight?I saw 2 men beating the hell out of each other 2 nite. I thought I could try & break it up but the bartender wouldn't let me try. I got sick seeing them get hurt but apparently it happens often

I've had my fair share of bloody fights, esp in HS, but that bartender was protecting you, once a fight reaches that level, those two will hit anything near them, in a adrenaline rush, they see red, and nothing else. When I get pushed to a limit, I see red, and will attack anything that moves.

It's a pretty frequent thing depending on where one hangs out.

1) I avoid places where this kind of things happen. Some people seem to go to those places just for that reason.

There is a difference between two people who fight because they like to fight and one person attacking another one for various reasons. The attacker will try to get something and the other person will just try to defend themselves. In such a case, it could make sense to help the defender. However, few people could do this in a sensible way. The best would be to call the police.

If both people are fighting for "fun", they could both turn against you if you intervene.

If you attack the attacker, he could use a more dangerous, defensive way of fighting, such as using some weapon.


2) "Breaking up a dog fight can go bad in a heart beat. This is serious business. So know you limitations and don't get into the middle of something you can't physically deal with.

This is a photo that was sent to me from a very nice lady who tried to break up a fight between her two dogs. It resulted in two surgeries and a long period of rehab."

"I will start with a warning. Unless you have a lot of experience do not try and break up a dog fight by yourself. Never step in the middle of two loving pets and try and grab them by the collar to stop a dog fight. If you try this, the chances of you being badly bitten are extremely high. People don't understand that 2 animals in the middle of a fight are in survival drive. If they see you at all, they don't look at you as their loving owner. When you charge in and grab them they either react out of a fight reflex and bite, or they see you as another aggressor. When they are in fight or flight mode they will bite you. You can take that to the bank."
Source and further information:
http://leerburg.com/dogfight.htm

Further information:
How to Break up Your Friends Fight/arguement
http://www.ehow.com/how_4733927_break-up-friends-fightarguement.html

Never actually seen two men go at it. I've been in a few fights, mostly with siblings, beat the tar out of a boy who'd tormented me for two years, but I've never actually seen what you've described. I think I would have left. Angry men scare me.

I know the moral instinct to stop it can be strong but unless it's a friend or you have extra knowledge of situation you shouldn't go there. Unless you're an expert in selfdefense and it's something horrific like an adult beating up a 10yr old

I've seen quite a few and been in quite a few. It`s not worth it, if you see a fight or are in one just avoid it at all costs, even if it means you looking like a coward or a wimp.

No, I have never seen one either.

I go out drinking on the weekends and have seen plenty of fights over the years. Nearly all of them start late in the night after heaps of booze. Just the other night I was with my man when these young blokes started dumping on him... they were actually looking to start a fight with him the losers. luckily he's still got functioning brain cells so he didn't bite. fights make me sick too. They're awful to watch.

I imagine they were both drunk and their adrenalin was surging, so, they probably didn't feel much in the way of pain. And, anyway, they both made the choice to fight. Must have been worth it to them. Probably won't have been in the morning, but still...

Nothing cooler than to see 2 Males in Suits and Ties fight till a total knockout and seeing a Dressed up ina Suit and tie lying on the ground not moving.

I have a hard on with the thought of it

I agree with those who said that the bartender was trying to protect you and for the reasons that have been mentioned here. I have both engaged in fighting on a few occasions as well as witnessing a few fights and while I find such confrontations exciting, I realize that there are many that don"t share that view. I respect your reluctance to watch the fight. There is a time to consider the real possibility of being hurt as a bystander or being drawn into something unpleasant when the police arrive.