492 - (FREE TO READ) Tales of the unexpected -VIDEO
Groups vs single unarmed/armed individuals /Assumptions / Involvement in external conflicts / Improvised weapons
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One guy chasing another.
More guys joining in.
A woman intervenes.
and all hell breaks loose…
The guy being chased is a robber who has just grabbed a street band’s earnings at the end of the day.
The confrontation began when the leader of the band is counting the money they’ve earned. Suddenly, a young man snatches it from him and tries to run away.
One of the musicians catches up with him quickly and a headlock struggle begins to retrieve the money, the rest of the band catches up and attempts to give him what’s coming for stealing their livelihood.
A woman sees the fight and without understanding the context thinks that it’s one guy being victimised and weighs in to help him.
The twist is that he is a street performer too - a fire eater - and he hasn’t taken it well that his impromptu street taxation effort was cruelly denied and decides to give everyone present, including the would-be female good samaritan, an impromptu taste of his skills…
Witnesses “claimed” that the money was burnt and lost.
But the punchline is that this all happened right outside a restaurant called “Inferno”…
A few thoughts upon watching:
There’s what you see and then what has actually happened, which are not always the same thing.
Then there’s also what happens next…not always what you expected.
Getting involved in other people’s conflicts doesn’t make you popular or untouchable especially based on assumption.
Some people can be armed in ways you may not have considered
Numbers do not make the advantage you thought when you discover that they are armed.
Weapons (including improvised ones like petrol here) may not come into play immediately but when you think the fight is over or that you are winning…
The guy goes back to his bag looking for something and no one seems to be aware of a possible thought process that this could signal…