{"id":8902,"date":"2021-08-24T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T03:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2021-08-26T09:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T01:43:25","slug":"man-beat-up-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/man-beat-up-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Angered By Friend\u2019s Teasing, Breaks Social Distancing Rules To Settle The Score With Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man teased by friend, breaks social distancing rules to beat him up<\/h2>\n
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Being friends means we can afford to be informal and, more often than not, to get on one another\u2019s nerves just for the fun of it.<\/p>\n

However, everything has a limit. There are boundaries to things we can and cannot joke about, even to the closest of friends.<\/p>\n

One man in \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng seems to have crossed one such boundary. His jokes and teases angered his friend so much that, despite strict Covid-19 travel restrictions in the city, the other man came all the way to his house to beat him up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what happened.<\/p>\n

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The man crossed several Covid-19 checkpoints to beat up his friend<\/h3>\n
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\nThe assailant<\/em>
\nImage credit: Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

With \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng is currently under strict Covid-19 social distancing rules, citizens are required to stay in their houses at all time, and even trips to grocery stores are prohibited. That, however, hasn\u2019t stopped a bizarre case where a local man came all the way to another\u2019s house to beat him up.<\/p>\n

The incident happened on the late evening of 18th August. N.T.L., a 33-year-old man, was hospitalized with a broken nose and multiple other injuries after being assaulted in his own house, Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a> reported Friday.<\/p>\n

The assailant was 35-year-old N.\u0110.N, one of L.\u2019s friends. And it would seem their quarrels stemmed from a joke taken too far.<\/p>\n

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The victim kept teasing the assailant that he\u2019d get Covid-19, which angered him<\/h3>\n
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As it turned out, N.\u0110.N. had come into contact with a suspected Covid-19 patient before. Learning of this, L. repeatedly teased him on social media, jinxing that he\u2019d get infected himself.<\/p>\n

Perhaps L. thought his jokes lighthearted and harmless. Or perhaps he thought there was no way N. could get back at him with all the Covid-19 checkpoints and barricades set up throughout the city to make sure everyone stays put.<\/p>\n

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\nSecurity checkpoints are set up at every \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng street and alley to make sure everyone stays put<\/em>
\nImage credit: Ph\u00e1p Lu\u1eadt Online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Whatever L.\u2019s reasoning was, he underestimated the gravity of his jokes. Apparently, his words angered N. so much that the man ignored social distancing rules and came all the way to his friend\u2019s house to settle the score.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how N. managed to get past the checkpoints. Maybe he climbed over unguarded barricades, in which case, we have to admit he was quite determined.<\/p>\n

But of course, that doesn\u2019t justify his actions, and now the man will have to face legal consequences. He\u2019s been given a fine for breaking Covid-19 social distancing rules. As for his assault charges, the consequences will depend on how much damage the victim suffered.<\/p>\n

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Respect your friends\u2019 boundaries<\/h3>\n
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While we certainly don\u2019t agree with N.’s violent way to settle this argument, we do believe L. is also at fault here. Covid-19 is a very serious topic, and we should never wish that someone would contract the disease, even as a joke.<\/p>\n

Let their case be a lesson for us all to respect our friends\u2019 feelings and boundaries, no matter how close we are.<\/p>\n

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