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In reply to the discussion: looks like the woman punched 1st, then football player punched back harder [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)If a person raise his/her fist at you in a threatening manner you are under absolutely no obligation to allow them the opportunity to throw that punch. (By the way, when is the last time you have seen a woman ball her hand into fist in a threatening manner - none of the women I know would ever do such a thing and that should tell you something about her right there.) It is not assault to try to prevent that person from striking. I will guarantee you if a man raised his fist in a threatening manner to another man, that would be perceived as a real treat and he would be very fortunate if the other person only grabbed his arm. Think of it another way, if a person draws a gun on you, surely you are allowed to do something about that if you think you have a chance before he/she fires the bullet.
Again, you ignore most of my post and jump on one aspect in which you think you see a weakness in a desperate attempt to try to demonstrate that this woman has absolutely no culpability in this manner. I can imagine no other reason except that you totally identify with this person despite all the evidence that she is not a very nice person, at least when she is drinking.
Again, I will repeat the obvious. In a normal bar crowded bar situation, this usually would not have escalated into a violent situation. Had I been at the bar instead of this woman I would have probably told the guy, "Hey dude, no need to shove, there's plenty of place at the bar for both of us" and I can almost guarantee that all would have been well. Then again, I don't have a hair trigger temper even when I have had a few.