How I almost got shot; Or a moral lesson on how knives can't save you - General

Hello, my name is Jake, I'm 15 and this is the story of how 3 best friends and a random kid almost got shot. I currently live in Michigan but i grew up and lived in a semi-ghetto area in Chicago which is known as the south side. I had come back for a visit on my way back from a skiing trip in Colorado and decided to hangout with my cousin Victor and a good family friend named Andy who were all about the same age as me. We were playing some guitar hero bored out of our minds and tired of dong bong hits out of Andy's mini hookah, and to our surprise this kid we went to grade school with named Jack calls us (none of us really liked Jack) and informs us of a fight between some other kids we went to grade school with. Since we knew pretty much everyone in the fight and had went to school with them we figured we could go and watch. Being in the south side and it being a fight, we thought it would be smart if we each took one of Andy's knives in case shit got shady. We walk to Jack's place in the freezing cold not even knowing what this fight was about, we get Jack and start our 3 mile walk to the baseball field where the fight was at. We arrive with much concern coming from Jack about them having guns and such, and us growing up with these kids, we knew they wouldn't be packin' and knowing many gang members, they don't shoot innocent people unless the so called shooter is a worthless fuck. We arrive to the baseball feild and immediatly two car speedily drive up to us, About 6 black kids, and 4 mexican kids whom i had grew up with a knew personally and even said their name as soon as he came out. Jack runs but they don't notice, so it left Me, Victor, and Andy against 9 kids. We explain that we came to watch and we don't want any trouble, but mid way through our speech they pushed Victor who is the smallest but not the weakest of our group and we get pissed and push back, a brawl breaks out. I had the one kid who attacked me on the ground most likely with a few broken ribs but they had all ganged up on my friends and had them on the ground kicking and such. I knew what had to be done so I pulled out my knife and walked towoards the kids on the ground. I took the smaller than me black man on the ground and put my knive to his throat (I would never kill anyone but it was a drastic measure taken to stop this fight from going any further) I yell "Get the fuck out of here or ya boy gets it" so one kid turns around and pulls out a gun saying some shit about I'm going to be the one getting it. I knew that once the gun was drawn there wasn't much stopping him from shooting any one of us, my friends and I all scatter and meet up inside a local walgreens making sure we're all okay, I notice Andy's face is cut up and bruised and his speech is slurred. We get a call from our parents yelling at us about who we're with, why we got jumped and that there's 4 squad cars at her house and to get home immediatly. Our eyes light up and we literally ran all the way home, ditching our two knives, bowl and scale on the way. I find Jack and his mom at my house, Jack is all bruised but he deserves it for getting us invloved in this stupid drama shit, the cops had already left and apperently Jack had called the cops when he ran but he didnt say any of our names luckily. They hunted down Jack and gave him a good ass whoopin. There is most likely going to be a retaliation from a gang we know, we asked a few of our buddies to put them in a hospital for being such ignorant fucks and knowing we didn't do anything and were innocent bystanders. This is an important lesson learned to any of you in the city, even if you're carrying a knife, no matter how close you are to somone you can get shot, and knives don't mean shit in todays day and age. I also wrote this to vent, because the cops are involved I couldn't tell any of my friends, just delete this if it is absolute shit. I know this isn'y blogpunch but I maybe it was a good read for some of you with nothing else better to do. Sorry if I wasted your time, also I'm in no way a gangster or anything like that, I'm italian with a buzz cut and at the time I was wearing a Hollister shirt and an American Eagle hoodie. It's also made me take a different look at the world and how fucked up everything is. I'm happy I moved out of the city. Edit: I forgot to mention the reason andy's speech was slurred in the store was because he had gotten a minor concussion

i wish u actually got shot, wtf [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Dumb reply." - DEADBEEF))[/highlight]

You are fucking stupid. Pulling out a knife in a brawl in the ghetto? What do you think is going to happen :downs:

Carrying a knife is a stupid idea in the first place.

The old saying has finally been proven true. This is why you don't bring a knife to a gunfight.

i got shot too

Fucked up shit. I'm glad I don't live surrounded by this kind of stuff.

Kid would've had to been really stupid to have actually shot you. But then again he HAS the gun... and people ARE stupid...

It's just a lesson to people who carry knives and think they're bad asses, more people carry guns than you think.

You went for people who were down using a knife? That's low, man.

You went to a fight and you got beat up? Anyone have the number for Ripley's?

[QUOTE=Splode a Pinga;19543074]You went for people who were down using a knife? That's low, man.[/QUOTE] He hit me first, and like I said I didn't have the intention to hurt anyone it was to simply end the fight, how was i supposed to get 7 raging black kids off of my friends?

Use the force and repel the bullets with the knife! I don't know.

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[QUOTE=breakyourfac;19543119]He hit me first, and like I said I didn't have the intention to hurt anyone it was to simply end the fight, how was i supposed to get 7 raging black kids off of my friends?[/QUOTE] Carrying a knife is a really bad idea in the first place. Despite popular believe you're not going to be able to just use it perfectly and beat some guy in a fight beacuse you have it. Chances are he'll take it off you, and then you may well have lost it and be at the wrong end of the blade. Trust me, it's not uncommon.

Just deflect the bullet with your face.

next time you should use ur knife to shoot one of the guys in the head

You pulled out a knife in the middle of a fist fight? Are you retarded?

good read

From what you said he only drew the gun once you drew the knife, was pretty much your fault.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;19543184]Carrying a knife is a really bad idea in the first place. Despite popular believe you're not going to be able to just use it perfectly and beat some guy in a fight beacuse you have it. Chances are he'll take it off you, and then you may well have lost it and be at the wrong end of the blade. Trust me, it's not uncommon.[/QUOTE] Most people aren't ballsy enough too approach someone with a knife, especially if they were swinging it at you. Not everyone is a trained jujitsu fighter, I figured if worst got to worst I could use it as a last resort.

[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=868986[/url] Saw the thread title in Google and thought I had found something to get me on the funny roll. Was pissed.

A knife is a sneaky weapon if you're going to use it as one.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;19543119]He hit me first, and like I said I didn't have the intention to hurt anyone it was to simply end the fight, how was i supposed to get 7 raging black kids off of my friends?[/QUOTE] Because them being black is a noteworthy thing. Also, I don't like you. You mention bong hits because you think your e-penis will get bigger. You brought a knife to a fight which is understandable. But taking it out to a gut already ON THE FLOOR is low. You need to learn a thing or too about where the line of trying to be cool starts, and where it starts to become blooming stupidity and reckless behaviour that could get you and your FRIENDS hurt. Also, buzzcut and hoodie.

[QUOTE=smurfy;19543289][URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=868986[/URL] Saw the thread title in Google and thought I had found something to get me on the funny roll. Was pissed.[/QUOTE] Holy McWhattheflying shit, that's a coincidence and a half, I don't own a knife i got mine from Andy though

You're stupid. Don't go and watch a fight in the ghetto.

[QUOTE=Aries;19543350]Because them being black is a noteworthy thing. Also, I don't like you. You mention bong hits because you think your e-penis will get bigger. You brought a knife to a fight which is understandable. But taking it out to a gut already ON THE FLOOR is low. You need to learn a thing or too about where the line of trying to be cool starts, and where it starts to become blooming stupidity and reckless behaviour that could get you and your FRIENDS hurt.[/QUOTE] I love you honey, and how would you have gotten yourself out of this situation Mr. Coolguy.

[QUOTE=Wiggles;19543205]You pulled out a knife in the middle of a fist fight? Are you retarded?[/QUOTE] He was just trying to stop the fight, I think it'd be more probably that some people would just back off instead of some kid pulling a gun. Though it is true, you could've started a knife fight. That wouldve sucked

There's a murder like everyday here in Chicago. It's fucking horrible to see that some innocent kid was just walking home from a normal day of school and to be shot and killed by a stray bullet or to hear that someone dumped a body of a little girl in a garbage can. Chicago really needs some fucking fixing up.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;19543377]I love you honey, and how would you have gotten yourself out of this situation Mr. Coolguy.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't get myself in it in the first place dude. It's not that hard. If I found myself in that situation, I would've just continued fighting with my fists. No one pulled anything out til you did.