Groin Attack/Real Life: Difference between revisions

=== Played for Drama ===

* Policeman Frank Serpico fired upon an unknown assailant who refused to stop when challenged. Assailant was hit, staggered, but got away. Assailant presents to precinct house claiming scrotal mutilation by persons unknown. Serpico says "No, that's the guy I fired on." When pressure is applied, the truth is revealed. Assailant, now devoid of testicles thanks to Serpico's bullet, is wanted for rape.

** The version of her story I read said that he'd raped and beaten her regularly throughout their marriage -- it was his raping her ''anally'' that precipitated the attack.

* '''Word of wisdom:''' Guys, if you have a girlfriend, do not, repeat, '''DO NOT''' be abusive to her, [http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/02/william_kelly_shoots_daughters.php because one hapless bastard was abusive to his own girlfriend, and her father shot the punk in the testicles. With a 410 shotgun].

* A type of tiny Amazon River catfish (parasitic, feeds on blood -- fish, animal, human, it doesn't matter) called the candiru does a groin attack to males and females alike, mainly because that's the only part of a human or animal body (they swim into the gills of fish) likely to be in the water for an extended period of time -- it finds prey by homing in on urine in the water, swims up the closest available orifice, whether that's the anus, vagina, or even the ''urethra'', and '''extends spines to keep itself in place.''' Isn't nature wonderful?

* In the band's "Behind the Music" episode, [[Metallica]] lead singer James Hetfield recalled in incident following the infamous pyrotechnic accident during one of their tours where James took the worst of hit, and had to have his arm in a cast during which time he couldn't play guitar. One of the tour's technical crew accidentally hit James' arm, and James got so angry that he "punched him right in the nuts."

* [[Tom Green]] essentially sees the time he had cancer as this (since it was in cancer in that particular area).

** The [[Eric Flint]] [[Alternate History]] novel ''[[Trail of Glory (Literature)|The Rivers of War]]'' changed this as the point of departure from our universe, the arrow only nicking his outer thigh, after slipping on a dirt mound, leaving Ensign Houston available during the War of 1812 to rally the defenders of Washington, DC (much to the despair of Francis Scott Key).

* Territorial male seals attempt to bite each other in the groin when they fight, rendering their rivals incapable of competing for females.

* Snails and slugs are hermaphrodites, but prefer to breed as males, so attempt to neuter each other with Groin Attacks before mating: whichever snail loses its testes is the one that gets pregnant.

* Rabbits also target their rivals tender portions when they fight. Territorial does do this when they don't want to make more little rabbits. To make matters worse, these fights usually end with said unfortunate bunny issuing the dreaded "rabbit scream."

* Removal of the male reproductive organs (and possibly including the penis itself) was one of the many, many ways you could lose a part of yourself in ancient Chinese [[Heh Heh You Said X|penal]] codes. It most famously happened to the historian Sima Qian, who tried to speak up for a general who didn't do the honorable thing and commit suicide after he was captured by barbarians.

* The Israeli martial art style of krav maga has a thing for groin shots. It's not like learners are intentionally told to attack the groin. The whole idea of krav maga is 'Screw the rules, use any and all weak points to defeat your opponent.' It just so happens that the groin happens to be a particularly weak point.

** Almost the entire world thinks it's a gruesome, barbaric, and misogynistic practice that should be ended. The act is designed to deny the woman any sexual pleasure, and it is often performed in a less-than-medical environment (e.g. a dirty hut with a large knife). To their credit, both the civil and religious authorities in the countries where it exists have condemned the practice in no uncertain terms.

* Worryingly enough, a [[Groin Attack]] can occur more or less spontaneously and without warning. It's called a testicular torsion and is what happens when a testicle twists around a bit too far and cuts off its own blood supply. Not only is it very painful, but the testicle must be untwisted within a few hours or it will die - which, if it wasn't enough for ya, will promptly result in gangrene if it's not promptly removed.

* For some reason, it's common for people to think that kicking a woman in the groin is ineffective. Being kicked ANYWHERE is painful. The lack of testes means that a kick to the groin won't be quite as severe, but the female genital region still has nerve endings. A groin attack can still hurt a member of either sex.

** Females are also more likely to suffer permanent damage from a groin attack, for a number of reasons.

* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/30/arun-sandhukha-penis-bitten-off-by-rats_n_1177031.html?ref=weird-news Rats.] That's all I'm gonna say...

** Bonus points: there were no medical personnel around as he lay dying in his pool of blood. [[Worst Aid]] ''[[Fridge Logic|at its finest]]''.

** He got is penis mutilated because he wanted a divorce. According to one source, [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/oc-woman-in-custody-for-poisoning-husband-cutting-off-his-penis.html she drugged him, tied him up, and then proceeded to chop off and dispose of his genitals in said fashion.]

* [http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-crotch-burning,0,2235307.story This woman] set her boyfriend's crotch on fire.

* Just type the words 'skater' and 'nuts' into [[YouTube]]'s search engine if you get an enjoyment out of [[Share the Male Pain|wincing.]]

* Marcus Junius Brutus, during the assassination of [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Caesar]], elected to stab him in the nuts. Some say that this was an indication that Brutus thought he was actually Caesar's illegitimate son, but how much credence can be given to the theory is debated.