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Roger, I did not use the term "to turn the other cheek".
The idea was, to have politely asked him to stop swearing. This could have been the intervention of fellow passengers.
Any other decision should have been priority of the guard alone.
Two days ago, two young men were walking along Folkestone Road in front of me after I crossed from the other side, they were eating from a fast-food container. One then dropped the big empty kebab box on the pavement, presumabely having finished the meal.
He then turned round and looked at me. I didn't even say anything. Perhaps I should have asked him to pick it up.
But they both spoke a language I couldn't understand, and possibly didn't know English.
But what is the difference between this bad behaviour or that bad behaviour? It is annoying when people do bad-mannered things.
Don't misunderstand me, Roger, I don't like hearing people swear, or seeing them litter our streets out of sheer disrespect towards other people, but what can one do in everyday life?
To just lay hands on someone could lead to reactions, and I didn't feel like having a fight in the street. But it was annoying.
If I had been a policeman, I would have intervened and had the rascal pick the box up! And believe me, Roger, I wouldn't have given him the other cheek!