What has been your worst "nice guy" experience?
So, possibly one of the coolest things Iāve ever seen. I mean you know how you hear the āwomen want him, men want to *be* himā stuff in old movies? Well Iām a man and by *god* I wanted to be this guy. Anyway!
Iām having dinner with my girlfriend at the time, and behind us are a couple on a date. It is.. not going well. Guy was being rather creepy and making some pretty inappropriate comments, the girl doesnāt look at all comfortable.
The girl finishes her appetiser really quickly, my guess is she wanted to get it over with. Guy proceeds to comment on it and says āwell, least I know you can swallow right?ā. Loudly.
Girl goes red and tells him that isnāt appropriate, he literally waves his hand in a āshooā type motion and says āoh calm down I was going to find out in a few hours anywayā.
I missed her exact reply as she moved to a hushed tone, but it was fairly obvious what was being said - fuck no, fuck off, fuck this. He responded with āsweetheart I picked you up, I know where you liveā. She lost the colour in her face and said nothing.
No. No. Fuck no. Iām one of those āget involvedā type of people and there is no way Iām sitting here watching this go down. I get up. I donāt know what Iām going to do, but Iām 23, fighting fit and happy to put that motherfucker through a wall. I may have had a slight temper in my youth. But anyway.
I was halfway out of my chair when a hand came down on my shoulder and I look up to this mid-50s but super fit guy who says āEasy.. Iāve got this one sonā. Absolute, total confidence in his voice.. so seeing as my current plan amounted to āstab him in the neckā and Iām already thinking maybe thatās not the best idea, I sit down.
He walks over, grabs a nearby chair, flips it around and sits down with the couple. Then.. he pulls out his police ID and puts it on the table. Now the guy doesnāt have any colour in his face.
Cop: āSo, Iām quietly celebrating my daughters birthday with my family when I distinctly hear you threaten this young lady, would you care to explain yourself?ā
Guy: āI, ah, well, um, you see..ā
Cop: āThatās what I thought. Now see, we take a *very* dim view of that kind of thing, so right now Iām deciding if I want to have some of my buddies come pick you up.ā
Guy: āoh no well thatā¦ā
Cop: āBut that would disrupt everyoneās dinner, so how about you hand me your ID, because I wouldnāt want you running off on me, then you go see one of the staff here and settle your bill.. the full bill now, this young lady shouldnāt go hungry on account of your poor behaviour. Or we can go with the first option, Iāll leave it up to you.ā
Guy: āNo no! Thatās perfectly fine!ā \*hands over ID, gets up and walks very quickly in the direction of the counter\*
Cop: \*while writing down the guys details\* āSorry about that miss, I hope Iām not intruding it just seemed like you could use some help. Oh and donāt worry, if you want to pursue this further Iāll have some of the boys pick him up on his way home, we can definitely take this further.ā
Girl: āNo, thank you so much, I wanted to run out 30 minutes ago but he drove me hereā.
Cop: \*shifts from hardarse cop to comforting father figure in about half a second\* āWell Iām here with my daughter, sheās about your age, perhaps youād like to finish your meal with us? We can run you home afterwards if youād like, unless youād prefer to call someone else?ā
Girl: āOh.. that would be really nice.. thankyou so much!ā
\*guy returns, so does the hardarse cop\*
Guy: āUh so, Iāve paid the bill, if I could have my ID back..ā.
Cop: āThere you go.. now I have your details right here so I *highly* recommend you donāt go near or contact this young lady ever again.ā
Guy: āYes yes of course, Iām so sorry!ā
The guy pretty much fled the restaurant, the girl went and sat with the cop and his family and by the time we left they were still sitting around talking and laughing about random crap.
It was hands down the best way I have ever seen anybody handle any situation, ever. That cop is my hero.
