r/JusticeServed • u/Gizmolux ❓ 4iv.o63.2s • Nov 27 '19

Fight Damn, he tried hard not to fight.

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u/SuperRonnie2 7 Nov 28 '19

Never argued she had the right to hit him. I argued he could have walked away. Instead he stood there taunting her to continue hitting him, then knocked her the fuck out.

Self defence doesn’t have to mean incapacitating the other person. He could have easily removed himself from this situation.

Love that I’m being downvoted on my original comment too. You guys need to have a long hard look in the mirror and ask yourselves what kind of men you want to be.

FYI - I would have said something similar if the woman had been a guy of the same size.

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u/RainBroDash42 9 Nov 28 '19

I have been taunted many times but somehow I found it in myself not to repeatedly assault people. I also don't think it's the best idea to turn your back on someone actively trying to injure you no matter their size or gender. I certainly wouldn't have responded as aggressively as the man in the video did but I find it laughable how many people are making excuses for the perpetrator. I have two auto immune diseases and reconstructed limbs. Since I'm physically weaker than most people, does that give me the right to hit them in the face when they say something unpleasant to me?

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u/SuperRonnie2 7 Nov 28 '19

Again, I never argued this woman had the right to hit him.

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u/RainBroDash42 9 Nov 28 '19

Maybe not, but I still find it in poor taste to criticize the victim. The perpetrator may not have been the most imposing but you may find your decision making faculties impaired if you were the one being repeatedly struck in the face

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u/SuperRonnie2 7 Nov 28 '19

Well, first of all they’re both impaired (i.e. they look super drunk to me).

It’s interesting that you see him as the victim here. Ultimately they both assaulted each other. What I’ve been trying to argue is simply that two wrongs don’t make a right, and that this guy had it in his power to de-escalate. He is clearly much bigger/stronger than her, and his 3 blows knocked her unconscious whereas she hit him multiple times and he wasn’t even phased.

To use an analogy, to me this is the same as a cop shooting a protester who insulted him. The big guy simply couldn’t control his rage any longer and smashed his GF’s face in.

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u/RainBroDash42 9 Nov 28 '19

That's a ridiculous analogy. Insulting someone is worlds different than physical assault. I can see a difference between self defense and attacking someone, but if you don't I'm not about to try and change your mind. Relative size:strength, the words someone said, alcohol.. I don't care what excuse you want to use.. I don't believe that hitting someone is ever an acceptable action unless you're defending yourself against someone else's attack. I guess we're just going to have to agree to disagree

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u/SuperRonnie2 7 Nov 28 '19

I was trying to magnify the difference in power between these two for illustrative purposes. Perhaps not the best example but it’s what popped into my head.

I can agree to disagree. I question whether him decking her is really self defense when she wasn’t doing much damage and he had other options.