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Old 2011-08-12, 09:08   Link #190
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Originally Posted by Sol Falling View Post
lol. Okabe's and Moeka's fight in this chapter already stretched the bounds of plausibility. Why did Moeka never grab a knife? How could Moeka's neighbour actually misconstrue that clamour as a make-out session? Knocking Moeka out would've been far more believable, and it wasn't a requirement that it be perfect or gentle.
Really...did you see a knife in that episode? I didn't. And FYI, whether the old lady misconstrued their actions or purposely avoided it, I'm 100% more certain that it is more plausible than picking a random person off the street and expecting them to know when and how to do a submission properly.

I'm sure the general consensus is that a punch is more common than a martial arts submission, and if you're not against it being perfect or gentle, then what is your point?

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Okabe's actions might've been human nature, yes (that covers a very wide range FYI, Bruce Lee and Stephen Hawking included :P), but I find it a stretch to say that witnessing human nature is always great and 'enjoyable'. Sometimes human nature can be real ugly, and that's a sad thing; it's good to be aware, of course, but it hardly needs to be celebrated.
I never said human nature was always great and enjoyable. And in this case yes, people are celebrating his restraint from doing something worse. I'm not sure if you are just being naive or ignorant and lacking empathy to Okarin's state of mind, but not everyone can be a saint as you seem to proclaim yourself to be. And really...if you can't stand this punch in this episode, I don't know how you can watch any other type of cinema that involves even a touch of action. Bruce Lee and Batman must be near the top of your "must not be celebrated" list.

You expecting this person to have some type of martial arts training when he clearly hasn't shown an inkling of it in 19 episodes is irrational and unreasonable. Putting that into the story would have been called "jumping the shark" and would have ruined the story that you seem to have such high standards for.

BTW, here's some links on your 'blood choke'

http://en.allexperts.com/q/BDSM-2733/blood-chokes.htm

http://judoinfo.com/chokes.htm

http://judoinfo.com/chokes2.htm

Notice how they repeatedly stress proper technique and supervision for "relative safety".

And this from wiki
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Some departments consider it a choice when lethal force is justified.
Choking is considered lethal force, while a punch is not.
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