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  I'll never not laugh at Phil knocking out Ned in Groundhog Day
context: Don’t care in a movie. It’s as fake as everything else on screen. 
  In real life, I’m not sure what situation you’re in that this is regularly happening? Maybe find a new social circle with less fighting?
  If you’re a professional boxer or football player, this is an occupational hazard and you’re ideally compensated as such. >
  
  There are many many videos on reddit subs where a fight or punch happens irl and almost every comment is "brah got shown" or "fuck around find out". Then a slew of hive mind glee ensues. If one person says its wrong they get jumped on. Watched a video of a kid calling his teacher names and getting dragged out his seat and hauled through a door and slammed violently. A young teen and a man. Was vile. Every comment applauded the teacher. Shits abhorrent. >
  
  Well Reddit has a lot of pretty horrific people, check the hermain Cain award sub, worst people around. >
  
  Jesus don't I know. Think I'll pass lol I get angry at the bs on certain subs >
  
  Well, as for movies, allow me to introduce you to a marvelous concept known as “special effects.”
  As for real life, how often are you watching people get smacked upside the head for comedic purposes? >
  
  My point with movies was more that it creates the misconception that people can get knocked out for a few hours and they’ll be fine when they wake up. Hence why a lot of people don’t realize how serious it can be losing consciousness for even a few seconds >
  
  I’m pretty sure 99% of people in real life know the dangers of being knocked out. Reddit isn’t exactly the place to get the most informed opinions from well adjusted smart people. >
  
  I agree. It’s really bad for you. >
  
  It's like super bad for you >
  
  It is when they deserve it >
  
  Unless they pose a serious danger to those around them, I don’t think most people deserve brain damage >
  
  This >
  
  Ikr. >
  
  Getting knocked to the ground is one thing, but when someone is hit so hard that it knocks them unconscious i don't find it funny, i witnessed it happen several times in my teens and 20's, and at no point was it funny, most folks think its just like a short nap, but if you actually take 5 mins to read what happens when you're knocked out, you won't find it as funny anymore. >
  
  A knockout in a street fight ninety five percent of the time just means they hit the vagus nerve in your jaw. I never got KO’d but I caught a standing eight-count from a quitter I just barely slipped. You don’t go to sleep, your body just stops responding to your commands. >
  
  Especially when they end up having a seizure, i've seen videos of school fights ending in that and people think it's funny, it's not >
  
  The punk shots are the ones that get me.....Its not like people can do anything about them and clearly they are up to 'show how badass' the guy doing punk shot is----but its a true cowards move and sick to see in my opinion. >
  
  yes it's a coward's move tbh. LOl, they should run it back. But reality is whenever you are sitting and arguing with someone they might swing. So you have to be ready to dodge and put your hands up to defend yourself. Because it's an awful feeling if someone hits you then runs away or hurts you while your guard is down without putting a fair fight. I seen videos of people knocked out by sucker punches and I can't imagine the impact.
  Probably makes people more aggressive and want revenge even if they can't find them. So always be ready. Never turn your back to someone yelling at you. You an walk away but when you know they are getting too close and start sounding louder you better turn around to look at them. If they swing first it's still self defense and you can put their lights out.
  But you really need to block because not everyone has a great chin. If they're shorter keep them at arms length so you can utilize your reach and batter them on the back foot. If they're taller then be ready to leap forward, close the gap, and throw combinations. The beauty in combat sports like boxing and mma is it puts people up against each other in direct fights with clear rules. So there is no sucker punching, both men are prepared for a proper fight. 
  But MMA will prepare you most for street fights. Kickboxing can give you some good skills that can destroy regular people in fights. The average "tough guy" knows nothing about leg kicks. Just throw a few of those in a fight and you'll easily annihilate someone with little effort and without causing serious damage. But kickboxing doesn't teach ground game.
  Even boxing will teach you to fight in a good rhythm, with soldier defense, and timing. The average puncher will seem as a clumsy brawler to a good boxer. You can just sit back and counter. You can use different shots like jabs, hooks, bodyshots, and uppercuts to outland your opponents and quickly end the fight.  Practicing clinches in matches is also important to get a sense of grappling and feints can confuse opponents during throwdowns.
  I personally have trained in kickboxing and used my kicks to mess some guys up. It isn't fool proof, as a wrestler gave me a good go. And another time I was basically sparring against a skilled boxer and wrestler; and that time I was honestly being picked apart. I've also seen wreslters destroy normal men in fights so believe me combat sports make a difference and will teach you all about fighting. >
  
  I always think about how quickly someone can fuck their life up from one punch. The persons throws a punch and the other hits the ground and dies, now you go to prison and someone else’s life is over. A lot of times the fight starts over something so stupid. Granted there are plenty of loud moth people who need a attitude adjustment but with the way the laws work it’s just not worth it in my opinion. I value my freedom too much and I don’t want to end up dead from a fight over something meaningless. >
  
  Play rugby, box a bit, have seen a few knockouts, horrible.I think instinctively we know it's one step fragile step away from death. >
  
  Sounds like you’re trying to get films cancelled that feature “knocking someone unconscious” in which case.  Using the same old “violent games produce violent people” type argument >
  
  No. If I were using the “video games” argument, I’d be saying “these movies encourage kids to knock other people out.”
  What I’m saying is “If your only exposure to someone getting knocked out is seeing it in a movie, you’re probably going to assume that it’s not a big deal in real life and someone won’t need medical attention if it happens to them.” >
  
  But permanent damage IS the funny part! >
  
  shesssh >
  
  It's funny only when Chris Tucker is around to comment. >
  
  which one of y'all kicked me >
  
  I don't believe people are laughing at them getting knocked out, but they are laughing at how they git knocked or or why they did or how their body reacted to the knockout. 
  It's a subtle difference, and I'm being pedantic about it, but still a difference none the less. >
  
  No, you’re definitely laughing at them getting knocked out. It is funny, especially in person. When I was a kid someone would always stand over them and do the Chris Tucker from Friday bit. >
  
  
  No, you’re definitely laughing at them getting knocked out.
  
  Whats funny about them getting knocked out? >
  
  I dunno, it’s just inherently funny, even when it happens to you. All of my funniest fight stories from my teens and early twenties are about me getting my ass kicked, not when I won ‘cause I choked dude out or whatever. >
  
  That's my point. It's not (that) you got knocked out, it's (why) or (how) you got knocked out. >
  
  If they show up as YouTube recommendations maybe there is a part of you you’re afraid to admit. Seriously though, how do you even come across them without actually going after them. It’s not normal. >
  
  Shows up on PublicFreakouts every once in a while and makes it to the Front Page. Never seen a single video on YouTube that shows someone getting knocked out, so idk why you’re assuming I do. >
  
  Okay, fair. But I still find it strange how you would randomly just come across videos of people getting knocked out. >
  
  Algorithms exist? And some people are in subs like WCGW, instant karma, etc. Those subs have a lot of violence and even more redditors thirsting after the violence. >
  
  TIL the possibility of inflicting permanent brain damage on someone else, not to mention the liability issues, isn't funny. /s >
  
  Go to a subreddit about fights and click on any video where this happens and then read the comments >
  
  Yes it is >
  
  It depends on the context >
  
  100% if I see someone hitting a woman or an animal it's fucking go time! >
  
  It just seems scary because you’ve likely never been in a real fistfight. Nothing wrong with that, you need about a half dozen scraps and at least one serious loss before your body stops screaming for you to run.
  After that, you realize that ninety-nine percent of the time nothing that bad happens in a fistfight. You can break a knuckle, might get your eye blacked or your nose broken, maybe get kicked a bit on the ground, but that’s about it. >
  
  Or knocked up, especially when it’s your cousin. (My friend told me anyway) >
  
  That Nazi guy getting his nose pushed back into his face by someone’s fist is pretty damn hilarious if you ask me.