Really? If some dickhead came up and tried to beat my ass for some trivial reason, I'd do whatever I could to make him regret his decision (AKA steal his wallet). You guys act like you wouldn't but you would. You'd jump at the chance, all of you.
PS: Welcome to America mother fucker
not at all. beating the shit out of someone is a misdemeanor and even if they press charges the judge will probably throw the case out if both of you fought over bullshit and you'll pay maybe a 50$ court fine or something.
robbing someone? yeah, that's a whole new can of beans. if you have something on you that's classified as a weapon (hell, a pocket knife or even a pencil or screwdriver if you live in a particularly liberal state) you can get charged with armed assault.
no one has tried to fight me randomly because i'm about as wide as i am tall but yeah i'd probably bust your lip fast TFT ON PRINCIPLE because you describe yourself as a hipster. i also have a concealed weapon permit so if shit goes down...
there was this one time some iranian guy i used to work with in a pizza shop during my highschool days fought me. the dude was half my sized and he comes charging in the kitchen like a mad bull. i wanted him to hit me first so i just stuck my nose out. he punched me right in the eye (weak ass shot didn't even bruise) and i wailed on his ass. 10 seconds and he was out cold.
lucky for me the fryer wasn't on because i seriously had thoughts about dunking his head in there. had the fight happened earlier that day you guys would never know me.