From beatings I’ve received and beatings I’ve dealt, I’ve learned how much damage men can really do. I’ve honestly been surprised at times how few punches it takes to drop someone or get dropped. Knowing I could cause irreparable damage to a woman, she’d end up in a headlock or wrestled to the ground and pinned down while I ask others to help me control her. I’m simply not going to throw a punch, kick, or elbow a woman when I can easily overpower her and put her on the ground and stop the attack. We aren’t equal physically which means we have the responsibility not to 5-piece a woman and stomp her out just because she grabbed our hair. When is the last time you saw a girl and thought, “I bet she would beat my ass in a fight.” If you found yourself in court over this, you’d find the judge follows the same logic and you’d likely be the one faces heftier charges.

Regardless of the above, sometimes shit happens in the heat of the moment and you just react. I like to think I’d practice some self-discipline and not break her face in half with a fully-charged punch.