First, lets copy its list and go over some things.
Don’t be there when it happens.
This really cant be helped. Id prefer advice for what to do if You were there and didnt get a 5 minute warning of an upcoming brawl.
Be aware.
See now, this is good advice.
Leave.
Brawls spread like wildfire.
Control your inner monkey.
One problem. What if You want to join in? Im not saying I would. My point is, what good is it to advise You to leave if Your inner monkey wants to fight? 'Surviving' and leaving are what You do when You want nothing to do with it. Im not advocating brawling, but any one of the people who joined in could have just left. Evidently, that isnt what They wanted to do. If You want to leave, Youll try and find a way. Telling people to leave anyway doesnt do much for the whole surviving thing. Its as redundant as telling You that brawls spread. Either leave or dont - So long as You acknowledge all the stuff thatll come with that decision.
Think long term before you go to such a place.
Id put this in the same boat as the above. Its mostly a big long bit of the writer listing out all the cultural paranoia surrounding violence. Youll go to prison, Your lifes ruined, Youll get hurt, etc. That doesnt do much for Your ability to survive, if not just because if such a brawl has already started, and someone bumps into You, all the above are reasons He might be the one who goes for You, while You stand there wondering if You should defend Yourself, for fear of being seen on CCTV.
You’re not off-limits, no matter how pretty you are.
Excellent!
Now, Ill experimentally make a new list.
If You are there when it happens, seriously consider the situation.
Be aware.
Look for every possible exit or escape route.
Brawls have a tendency to get bigger before They get smaller.
Unless You feel like gambling with Your good health, consider using one of the previously located exits or escape routes.
If You do become involved in the brawl, which You may have to whether You like it or not no matter how hard You try not to, accept that Their may be consequences, legally if Youre an aggressor, or physically if Youre acting defensively, since the crowd might not like You for taking out that guy in a wife beater with six of His mates not far away - Incidentally, this is also why You dont just locate ONE exit or escape route.
Youre not off limits, no matter how pretty You are.
Now just to clarify, I dont think the writer is really wrong. I just think Hes making presumptions, and being a bit paranoid. Some of the people in that very video joined in, scrapped, barely got a scratch on Them, then left, just like that, because They chose to join in, instead of 'controlling Their inner monkey'. And I would like to see the arrest record, if He was ever arrested for it, let alone tried or jailed. There were also some people who immediately walked off, never to be seen again, because They wanted nothing to do with it. Neither party is in the wrong. If Youre the kind of person who wants nothing to do with it, leaving goes without saying. If Youre the kind of person who wants to join in, no article is going to change that, and Youll probably survive anyway.
Once again, I dont think Hes wrong, I believe that theres better advice that sends the exact same message He could be giving.
Say Youre in a bar (Original, I know), and a brawl breaks out. Lets say the only way out is in the direction the brawl, and it is moving toward You. The keen observer who noted every possible exit or escape route will be better equipped than the person who backs up against the wall because They didnt think to climb over the bar, and scurry off that way for a head start, and whos too busy wondering if Theyll be facing legal action if some drunk decides for Them that Theyre now a part of the brawl.
If Youre the sort to jump into said brawl, Youve already accepted the possible consequences, and the fatality rate isnt that high. Therefore, Youll probably survive.
The person who was aware and noted all possible exits and escape routes has the potential to be conveniently near one or two of Them before a brawl even breaks out, can leave much faster than the person who sat near the back wall. Notice how this is less about sweeping statements just telling You to leave, control Yourself, and to remember that brawls spread?
Finally, the only way to not be there when it happens is to never leave the house.
So, My suggested addition to the list is to completely change most of the list
