This can’t be stressed enough. And the stakes to one’s own personal health and well-being skyrocket once you’ve decided to throw a fist. Injuries from mere fist-fighting can easily put you in the orthodontist’s chair and that is not cheap if you are a citizen of a country that doesn’t have socialized medicine.
And if someone draws a knife, you are looking at potentially serious and permanent injury, including that which could leave you with a severed nerve or a colostomy bag.
Be judicious when you’re feeling threatened. There is nothing wrong with declining or evading a fight whose potential costs far outweigh the benefit of making a one-time political statement.
