Is it right to fight?

[Herman]

I used to retaliate. But I don't anymore though, got in too much trouble. But sometimes, I have to admit, fighting is the only answer, but not all the time though.

[Jordan3]

If someone starts a fight, why not finish it?

[Frodo13.]

If they hit you first then yes.

Not true. I once hit someone 1st as they had been provoking me and making fun of me for almost a year

[Jordan3]

Yeah that's fair enough but it still doesn't mean if someone hits you can't hit them.

[HellyBelly]

nothing wrong with it.

but screaming abuse from a safe distance is better :]

[Crono]

If someone hits you first I think it's fine to hit them back. But if you're instigating and go looking for a fight I think you deserve to have your face knocked in.

[sarey]

If someone attacks you/physically hurts you, then its right to fight back, for protection. Like Jake said if its randomly hitting someone no.

[Charlie]

I guess, if someone hit you then it would be okay to hit them back. But, i wouldn't go over the top with loads of punches.

But, i wouldn't go randomly hitting people.

[y2kt]

Of course it is right to fight back if someone hits you. If you don't fight back, you are gonna get beat up, so it would be stupid not to. I don't understand why we get in trouble with teachers for fighting back, what do they expect us to do? Let them beat us up?

[Dirgeofcerberus]

Of course its right to hit back, if they hit you first.
But I believe its also right to hit somebody first if they are like calling you, provoking you etc.

I was pretty much annoying this lad for like a week straight, slapping his face like every 5 minutes just for fun, but one day he just snapped and punched me one, so I just punched him back, I think I got quite a few though. He ended up with a black eye anyroad, but neither of us told a teacher anyway.