Do you intentionally push strangers, or push people you know into strangers?

[ZombieHorde]

This poll is about the physical act of pushing, as opposed to the verbal act of pushing.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Of course not. No civilized person intentionally pushes someone.

[hfojvt]

11. We are not all equally civilized

and people jostle each other all the time, especially in crowded situations. When you have a line, or a clump of people I-I-I-I-I-I-I -> that is moving in one direction, or expecting to move in that direction what starts as a small bump in the back gets passed on and amplified as it moves forward so that the person at the front of the line will face a lot of pressure if they try, or are forced, to stop.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. The poll indicated 'intention'.

Being a crowd and unable to control your movements is not the same thing. Intention is the difference here.

[hfojvt]

21. the people at the back, though, ARE pushing intentionally

or jostling, trying to move forward and bumping the person ahead of them.

I-I-I-I\
I-I\ I\
I-I-I-I-I-I ->
I-I-I-I-I-I ->
I-I-I-I-I ->
I-I-I/
I/

Why is why the poll question doesn't fit the hidden premise that is trying to be argued here by the OP.

[Midlodemocrat]

40. But that's not what he asked.

I tend to avoid crowds just for that reason, but I don't intentionally push someone.

[Bucky]

2. What an odd question. Besides, you only push the ones you love.

[KansDem]

18. ...the ones you shouldn't really push at all.

on edit: or is it "the ones you really shouldn't push at all."

Mmmmm...

[ZombieHorde]

19. I would love to know the answer to your question.

Both may be correct.

[KansDem]

38. It's a paraphrase of the old standard, "You always hurt the one you love"

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
etc.

So I suppose it should be, "The ones you shouldn't push at all." :)

Now, bring on the Mills Brothers!

[Texasgal]

3. Ofcourse I do..

every chance I get...

:eyes:

[POAS]

4. Push me, shove you. n/t

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

5. No

I don't go for that fratboy pack-mentality doglike behavior. Now more than ever we should be beyond that shit.

[MercutioATC]

6. Only in front of speeding subway trains.

If you're going to push somebody, you should make it worthwhile.

[ZombieHorde]

7. How about into a store?

[MercutioATC]

9. That only works if you can get 2000 other people to join in.

I prefer solo pushing...less organization involved.

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Push Poll ... and you know it

its a poll about pushing and you are pushing it.

[ZombieHorde]

17. Hehe.

[Ms. Toad]

32. Best response. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

10. Sounds like the premise for a Monty Python skit.

The Dept. of Intentionally Pushing Strangers.

[dkf]

12. This poll is so twisted...lol

[dana_b]

13. no - I don't want "assault" on my record. n/t

[oldnslo]

15. Only if near a subway or light rail platform.......

What a ridiculous question.......

[ZombieHorde]

16. What if you near a great sale, would you push then?

[readmoreoften]

20. If someone pushed you, would you fall into the person in front of you?

And would that person by sheer force perhaps push the person in front of them?

[ZombieHorde]

24. Hence, the word 'intentional' was used.

[AndyTiedye]

22. Only in a Mosh Pit

[AlCzervik]

23. no, i have a 3 foot bubble and the only people i touch are family and friends.

i hate crowds and stay away from tham as much as possible.

[Edweird]

25. Nope. And don't fucking push me ;)

[petronius]

26. Not push, but I'll certainly bump people on purpose

I occasionally get frustrated with people who make no effort to share the sidewalk (IMO, when people need to pass in confined space each one should make half the necessary adjustment), so sometimes when an approaching person makes no move to yield then I don't either. }(

But I typically don't reach out and shove people - unless it's to push them out of traffic or something... O8)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. 8 people on this site have so far (granted, anonymously) admitted

to pushing people. I don't know whether I am surprised it is ONLY 8 or am I surprised that 8 is too many :shrug:

I can't help but wonder about them. The who and why of it all.

[mondo joe]

28. I try never to touch anyone outside my family, for the most part. NT

[Bucky]

29. Senator Chambliss? What are you doing on DU?

:)

[JVS]

30. How else can I maintain my carefully crafted tough-guy image?

[ZombieHorde]

33. Smash beer cans on your head.

[Quantess]

31. I did that in kindergarten.

But I answered no, since I figure you're referring to adults.

[ZombieHorde]

34. Yes, thank you.

[Forkboy]

35. On the ice and in a moshpit, you bet.

Of course, a moshpit and hockey share some of the same qualities. :)

[Zombie2]

36. NEVER leave the house ever again.... n/t

:hide:

[LeftyMom]

37. Depends. In the pit, or in the civilized world?

:evilgrin:

[MadinMo]

39. I said NO, but actually once at a Blue Man Group production

in Chicago, the SOB next to me kept pushing my leg with his so much that I was almost in my BIL's lap on the other side of me. I did begin some serious (SERIES!) pushback at that point. Granted the seating in that theater is cramped, but we were all cramped. He and his date (wife?) did not appear to be enjoying the show at all and left as soon as they could manage it.

But in a crowd, standing or walking, never intentionally.

[acmavm]

41. I don't touch others, I expect the same courtesy. ESPECIALLY

STRANGERS.

[JonQ]

42. Only if they're standing between me

and cheap, Chinese made consumer goods. Then all standards of civility go out the window.

[raccoon]

43. Yes, I intentionally push strangers. It feels good.

If confronted, I act as if I were pushed by somebody else.