Quote Originally Posted by Caprisun View Post
I don't think there is a person in this thread who hasn't acknowledged that point, Taosaur included. I think one of the main sentiments of this thread is that while you can control yourself in the face of violence, you can't ever control the other person. That's where the factors of unpredictability and uncontrollability come in.
Well, not so much. The volatility of violent action is more a corollary of the fact that one can never control the exact consequences of one's actions nor find their precise causes. We can only control the qualities of our actions and the motivations from which we act. If you throw a punch, a man may end up dead. The man may be you. If you enter into a stream of violence, do not make any assumptions about when you will reach the other shore.