Is it a show of respect to shake the hand of the man who sucker punched you? Based on the video below, we're going to have to remember that next time we get into a gentleman's disagreement on the subway. The video uploader described the scene leading up to the fisticuffs at Times Square: "Man exits turnstile, pushed kid out the way, kid said 'What the hell,' man returns, states "I'm waiting,' the kid gives him a beat down. If you want to push and talk crap, you should back it up."
You can hear the victim say "I'm waiting" (at :06 second mark) as he gets in the teen's face—it may not be a classic sucker punch, but it doesn't seem like the man expects the teen to go all Pacquiao on him. Somebody else (possibly the uploader) keeps saying "exactly" in the background after the punching is finished—but exactly what? What has been made more exact? The saddest part, of course, is that the puncher doesn't even accept the handshake. How can we encourage NYers to try and kill each other like civilized people?
