Right this speaks for itself and most times it's either best to report
it or leave it if it's minor but what if it's a friend (or should say was).
Today (aprox 1 hour ago) I was attacked by a person whom I consider
a long term friend (4 years). I'm not sure what caused him to do such
a thing but he did and I'm not sure if I should report the incident to the
police or leave it.
The attack itself was full of clenched fists to my head, a knee to my face
(while I was trying to stop him from hitting me in the head with his fists)
and kicks (7 before I hit back once) close to a place where it hurts.
I have just cleaned up the blood from my nose and bruise on the side
of my head (also put the clothes in cold water… blood all over them).
His is not injured at all from this (I only hit back once and tried to push
him back from that point) but his hands was covered in my blood.
I also have pictures of my face which I can show the police if I decide to
report it (I will not post them here).
I am shocked that he would just turn around and start hitting and kicking
like this as there was nothing hinting towards it at all before (I was with
him and his girlfriend from 4:00pm helping with their project without any signs).
The only thing that could probably have warned me was the insults towards
someone I care about (he usually comes with strange jokes which sometimes
aren't appropriate) but I ignored it without thinking much about it.
What should I do /adv/? Should I report the incident or just leave it?
Just to add… even if I don't report it I will not consider him as
a friend after this (at least not like it was before). Attacking someone
without reason (as in not provoked in any way) is not something a
freind does.