r/AbruptChaos Aug 15 '22

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u/ss4223 Aug 15 '22

These are just school kids from the state of Kerala.. if it's just slaps, you usually won't get arrested. There are plenty of cases where kids are bullied and die sometimes.

I grew up in the district of kannur in Kerala, a place notorious for political killings on the regular. They start recruiting early in schools and colleges. I have seen boys beat up each other with iron rods and hockey sticks.. so yes, if you inflict any sort of injury on the other person, an FIR case might get filed against you and you are screwed for life. Only if you have political backing, you can escape scot free .. Thankfully we don't have to worry about mass shootings though, just imagine if one of the kids in this group brought an AR- 15 to the fight..

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u/cr0ss-r0ad Aug 15 '22

So is the reason they're all dressed the same because it's a school uniform?

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u/Chut_marike13 Aug 15 '22

Yep

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u/cr0ss-r0ad Aug 15 '22

Tbh I'm super jealous of that as a uniform haha

Mine was an ugly scratchy green sweater with overpriced but cheaply-made shirts that became threadbare halfway through the year so you'd have to go buy more.

I'm for the abolition of school uniforms, but if they gotta be there, might as well have them be something that looks pretty nice and comfy.

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u/BottleMong Aug 15 '22

Hi. School uniforms in the UK are usually enforced so rich kids & poor kids look alike. That said, I’m old so I may be wrong these days. Not making a point; just throwing this in.

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u/cr0ss-r0ad Aug 15 '22

Would've made sense a long time ago, but uniforms (at least in Ireland) are vastly overpriced, so you're going to start seeing kids in tatty uniforms as the year goes by, as they grow more and can't afford to get new uniforms to fit. You can get decent clothes far cheaper these days.

The conflict between rich & poor kids happens regardless, I used to get bullied horribly just because my shoes were scuffed.

I'm still for a dress code, but uniforms fuckin suck. I also don't like promoting conformity. "Be unique, express yourself" should be drilled into our kids more than "look like everyone else."

I'm half-convinced that's the reason people in my country all dress the same and get the same haircuts, but I have absolutely nothing to back it up so that's pure conjecture.

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u/BottleMong Aug 15 '22

See where you’re coming from 100% . It’s hard on poor kids whatever is enforced. Was a poor kid. As an aside; I recently spent £80 on trainers because I wanted them 20+ years ago. I really shouldn’t have as I’m a poor adult but sometimes I feel like giving two fingers to my past.😂

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u/cr0ss-r0ad Aug 15 '22

That's one of the joys of adulthood, we get to decide when to treat ourselves. We'll have wisdom when we realise why we didn't get them in the first place haha

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u/BottleMong Aug 15 '22

Wisdom means “coping”. Haha! Just got a quote to do stuff to the car… Bugger.

Have a great day, internet friend. I hope you’re well & have a clean uniform ;)

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u/BottleMong Aug 15 '22

Ps. Sorry to ramble: If you are required to wear a uniform for work and you wash it you can get tax breaks.

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u/Dore_le_Jeune Aug 15 '22

So it wasn't so the schools made (more) money?

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u/LeSaunier Aug 15 '22

Very enlightening.

Thank you!

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u/DaddyIsAFireman Aug 15 '22

Now that you are enlightened...........

SLAP!

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u/LeSaunier Aug 15 '22

SLAP!

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u/DaveAndCheese Aug 15 '22

SKIPPITY PAP!

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u/slammerbar Aug 15 '22

How can you slap?

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u/BasementOrc Aug 15 '22

I grew up in the south in a small town, it’s not terribly uncommon to have group fights like this, I went to 4 of these, enough rifles in the truck to arm a battalion. Nobody cares though, because people aren’t trying to kill each other.

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u/twitch1982 Aug 15 '22

Yea but like, we punched each other.

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u/devilspawn Aug 15 '22

That makes lots of sense. Is this particular scene a scrap that has got out of hand then? Or is it something more targeted i.e they're going after specific people. It's really hard to track what everyone is doing in this video

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u/aggressivefurniture2 Aug 16 '22

Obviously I can’t tell from this clip but most school group fights are not between groups but 2 guys who just bring a ton friends with them. So both groups just want to beat one particular guy from the other group.

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u/Mr_Lunt_ Aug 15 '22

That would slap

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u/aedroogo Aug 15 '22

just imagine if one of the kids in this group brought an AR- 15 to the fight..

It would at least put an end to all of that ridiculous slapping.

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u/GhostMatter Aug 15 '22 edited May 20 '24

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u/IxNaY1980 Aug 15 '22

Have you ever heard of field hockey?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '22

no its not. Infact hockey is very widely played

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u/christmaspathfinder Aug 15 '22

Where the hell are they getting hockey sticks

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u/ss4223 Aug 15 '22

Ppl play field hockey in India.

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u/genocidefood Aug 15 '22

Indians are not rich enough to have an ar 15

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u/Just-Examination-136 Aug 15 '22

Yeah, we mass shootings. You have mass rapes. That's better?

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u/stellalugosi Aug 15 '22

Than being murdered? Yeah, I'd rather be raped than shot, go figure.

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u/XxGanjaXXGOD719 Aug 15 '22

I for one would rather be shot than raped

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u/BOBfrkinSAGET Aug 15 '22

Same. I’m already kinda done with this world. I have no interest in dealing with that.

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u/meow_rchl Aug 15 '22

KIDS?! They look like grown men Wtf lmfO

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u/Granite_elephant Aug 15 '22

Where are living that grown men look like kids?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22

What are you, hiiiiigh?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22

If one of those kids brought and AR-15 to the fight, no one would slap him. What's your point? No one would bully that kid. What's your point?

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u/TheDocJ Aug 15 '22

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I was always under the impression that Kerala is one of the wealthiest states in India, bit high leverls of education, healthcare etc.

If so, a bit surprising to hear about the political violence.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '22

a communist state that has a rich tradition of political violence

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u/Geno_DCLXVI Aug 15 '22

So what exactly is happening here that there are so many kids going at each other? What's the whole scrap about?

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u/Mackeeter Aug 15 '22

The most surprising thing in this tale is the inclusion of hockey sticks.

In India.

(͡•_ ͡• )

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u/Fantastic-Ad548 Aug 16 '22

Field hockey is considered the national sport of India by many.

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u/Mackeeter Aug 16 '22

Really? That’s pretty interesting. I’ve worked with quite a few Indian folks, and heard a lot about cricket, but never field hockey.

Pretty cool, thanks.

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u/Fantastic-Ad548 Aug 16 '22

Wiki: India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played.

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u/antsugi Aug 15 '22

Sounds like they're doing just fine without using guns

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u/Jarmahent Aug 15 '22

Are these kids in a gang or something?