# Taking Doper Advice
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 31, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777 "2004-07-31T21:30:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777/1 "2004-07-31T21:30:47Z")
> **[3 on 1 fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267820)**
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> My brother was in a fight after summer school…these mexican kids confronted him when he was walking home so he didn’t have any of his friends to back him up it was 3 on one and my brother lost. Getting the cops involved is not an option and because...
I took the advice from the SDMB believe it or not, first I had to let my parents know and then they called the police… 1 of the 3 kids who to my surprise turned out to be 17 was “arrested” but I found out that he was somewhat mentally slow. He will probably get community service. The father of one of the boys came to our house to apologize and gave my brother 5 dollars and my brother and this boy actually ended up shaking hands. The 3rd boy moved back with his father apparently.
I didn’t expect all that to happen and I really didn’t expect the police to care enough about a kids fight that anyone would get arrested.
So it all turned out OK, thanks.
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### Author:  [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777/2 "2004-08-01T00:21:20Z")
That’s TERRIFIC, Start! Thanks for letting us know.
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### Author:  [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777/3 "2004-08-01T01:45:29Z")
Did he get his game back? The reason the police got involved is that it’s considered strong armed robbery btw.
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### Author:  [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777/4 "2004-08-01T02:54:53Z")
> [@Stuffy](#):
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> Did he get his game back? The reason the police got involved is that it’s considered strong armed robbery btw.
Unfortunately No, but that will come later. 😃
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### Author:  [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-doper-advice/257777/5 "2004-08-01T17:41:37Z")
Glad to hear things have worked out.