Procrustes Stretched
"intuition and imagination and intelligence"
It sounds to me like you are putting yourself into an unnecessary confrontational situation and could use a little street smarts.
Sometimes in life it's best to keep a low profile and hold your tongue.
(Unless, of course, you're James Bond or Batman then you can say whatever you want.)
or are packing a gun, knife or hammer or screw driver, and can run really fats.