>>5923310The idea, I believe, is that in East Asian culture the most humiliating thing at all would be to fight back and lose. That demonstrates that not only are you weak, but you don't know it, so you're completely worthless. If you comply, at the very least you demonstrate understanding of the situation, which shows that you are still capable of being part of society.
For example, suppose it's you vs a group of 3. If you spend the next year bulking up, you probably still won't be able to take all 3 of them, but the odds will appear more even. If at that time you resist, society might be able to accept your resistance as an accurate measure of the situation, so you get to use the little clout you have left of "can judge strength" as a bluff and end things. But if they've already beaten the tar out of you, then they have no reason to accept your bluff, and you'll just be in for another fight. It probably won't go quite as bad as the first one, but it's still 1 vs 3.
Regarding felonies, I'm not quite so sure. Compare these situations to the exaggerated bullying from American '80s teen comedies. Pantsing some nerd and stuffing him through a basketball hoop is probably multiple felonies, but play it with a laugh track and it's just a cliche.
