Split from the funny picture and video thread...over reaction? UPDATE: video

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

She thinks she can do that because she thinks that all men think like you. Turns out shes wrong and she'll probably think twice before she tries something like that ever again.

This is amazing.

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10 000 000 what is it?

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Totally bro.

All these crybabies getting up in arms about a regular dude doing nothing more than assaulting a woman.

It's another example of the pu$$ification of society.

He should have knocked her teeth out while he was at it. And sent her dentist a bill for the drycleaning.

What are you talking about in terms of the pu$$ification of society.

In older society that guy would have either been beaten down by other guys for assaulting that woman, or completely shunned by society for being such a out of control a$$hat that he has to beat down a woman like that.

There was domestic assault in those days, but a guy assaulting a woman in public like that was branded as a coward and a moron.

I'm sorry, but a woman throwing a drink in my face isn't enough for me to pound on her, or potentially injure her.

Hitting a woman is beneath me. I'm better then that, I reserve beat downs for pu##ies who think that hitting woman makes them tough.

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

This is amazing.

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10 000 000 what is it?

That's hilarious.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

He gave her a little push away from him because shes squawking away with her middle finger up in his face so she throws a drink all over his hair which probably took a long time to do and probably ruined some expensive clothes while at it. She thinks she can do that because she thinks that all men think like you. Turns out shes wrong and she'll probably think twice before she tries something like that ever again. She may even be a lady and politely say "No, thanks" to his advances instead of starting a big squawking rant for attention.

I hate to sound oddly macho, considering who I'm talking to, but "men" do think like me. A "man" doesn't drop a woman on the patio because she messed up his hair.

Yes or no -- would you have reacted the same way?

[DownInFlames]

You don't hit women, period. Besides, there are much better ways to get back at them, like getting your slutty friend to sleep with their boyfriend.

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

I hate to sound oddly macho, considering who I'm talking to, but "men" do think like me. A "man" doesn't drop a woman on the patio because she messed up his hair.

Yes or no -- would you have reacted the same way?

No. Because there are heroes everywhere. If you do something like that you run the risk of being jumped by a bunch of real "men". That's why i consider what that dude did to be admirable.. even courageous. I'm sure his intentions weren't to have her head smack into the ground -- if that was the case then he went overboard. But i doubt it. If he wanted to actually hurt her why not kick her in the ribs while shes down. Looks to me that he just wanted to return the disrespect and he didn't have a drink handy.

[GGG]

Both are guilty of assault.

the girl shouldn't have thrown the drink they guy shouldn't have slu-footed her.

[Machiavelli]

Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

What about the girls here? Would kind of reaction would you expect if you threw a drink in someone's face. How would you react to someone throwing one in yours?

I'm imagining the situation and I think I'd be pretty pissed. If it was in the context of this video with an angry exchange and the perpetrator was female, I would probably grab something to throw back at her (not necessarily as benign as a drink), or maybe push her. I'm thinking I'd probably do the same thing if it was a guy, but maybe less likely to push him. I don't know.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

No. Because there are heroes everywhere. If you do something like that you run the risk of being jumped by a bunch of real "men". That's why i consider what that dude did to be admirable.. even courageous. I'm sure his intentions weren't to have her head smack into the ground -- if that was the case then he went overboard. But i doubt it. If he wanted to actually hurt her why not kick her in the ribs while shes down. Looks to me that he just wanted to return the disrespect and he didn't have a drink handy.

That makes perfect sense. You'd want to do it, but you wouldn't, because you are afraid of the consequences.

The system works.

Most guys don't hit women because they know it's cowardly. The guys who do want to don't, because they are scared.

Our courageous hero in the video here started backing up as soon as one guy even came near him.

Are you starting to see a pattern here?

[Gozer]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

If he wanted to actually hurt her why not kick her in the ribs while shes down. Looks to me that he just wanted to return the disrespect and he didn't have a drink handy.

Classic "he didn't continue to assault her as she lay on the ground injured" defense.

Very well played.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Are you starting to see a pattern here?

He didn't send a big enough message?

[Cain]

Interesting how polarizing a simple thing can be.

I probably wouldn't have reacted the same, I probably would have lobbed some incredibly witty insults at her instead, but that is mostly because I have a very laid back demeanor.

I don't feel sorry for her though. She did escalate it, she knew she was provoking a reaction and I am kind of happy she got a good one. I don't like to see violence against those who cannot defend themselves, but those people typically also aren't antagonizing others.

As for all the super manly men here who would never lay a finger on a woman no matter what she did...really? I wouldn't feel bad for standing up for myself if I had to. I have a high threshold for things and it would take a lot for a lady to enrage me, but if push comes to shove, my shove is harder if it needs to be.

I am very anti violence. I am very protective of all the females in my life. However, there is a responsibility on the lady's part that was not fulfilled in that clip that probably doesn't even show the whole encounter anyway. You do not go looking for trouble like she was. If you up the severity of something, you had better know what you are doing. Hiding behind being a woman/man/famous person/rich person and expecting a different set of rules to be followed is despicable.

Bottom line, both acts are laughable. Neither of them look good in that video. I don't feel sorry for that girl unless she suffered more than the likely bruise. And even then, my sympathy would be minimal.

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

That makes perfect sense. You'd want to do it, but you wouldn't, because you are afraid of the consequences.

The system works.

Most guys don't hit women because they know it's cowardly. The guys who do want to don't, because they are scared.

Our courageous hero in the video here started backing up as soon as one guy even came near him.

Are you starting to see a pattern here?

No I don't think its cowardly at all. I think its the right thing to do. But i know what theres enough men who think its their duty to protect every little bitch who goes and does something stupid that it would be best to just let it go... but that's just me.. I don't go around looking for confrontation of any sort in the first place. I don't know how many times Ive been out at bars and saw a guy palm a girls face and send her flying.. so obviously the system doesn't work.

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by Gozer

Classic "he didn't continue to assault her as she lay on the ground injured" defense.

Very well played.

Its a simple tackle. Kids do stuff like that in the playground all the time.. no one gets hurt. Obviously in the eyes of the law that would be considered assault.. but not in my book.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

No I don't think its cowardly at all. I think its the right thing to do. But i know what theres enough men who think its their duty to protect every little bitch who goes and does something stupid that it would be best to just let it go... but that's just me.. I don't go around looking for confrontation of any sort in the first place. I don't know how many times Ive been out at bars and saw a guy palm a girls face and send her flying.. so obviously the system doesn't work.

Exactly. You think it's the right thing to do, but you wouldn't do it yourself, because you are scared.

[Clarkey]

I would never swipe kick a woman (or whatever you call that) over anything. What's the debate about?

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Exactly. You think it's the right thing to do, but you wouldn't do it yourself, because you are scared.

Yah but theres tons of guys who arent scared .. so the system doesn't work.

[Pastiche]

What that guy did is completely out of line and assault. He's a scumbag and anyone who is defending what he did has their moral standing in question. Seriously, how could anyone defend that? He gets a drink in the face so he drops her on a pool deck?

Inexcusable.

[jammies]

It's SLEWFOOT, and the question, "Would you do that if you got a drink in the face?" is dumb because it assumes you are the kind of jerkwad who's getting women riled up enough to do so in the first place.

[Rathji]

As far as I am concerned, this guy was out of line. Not because it was a woman he put down, but because he escalated it far beyond what was reasonable for the transgression.

If he had responded by throwing a drink in her face, it would not be an issue for me. Similarly, had the video started with her dropping him to the ground in a similar fashion, I would not have taken issue with his response.

The sex of the people involved should not be an issue here.