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In reply to the discussion: looks like the woman punched 1st, then football player punched back harder [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)But I've known my fair share of women and guys who are smaller than I am who are strong enough to do some damage between the sports I've played.
I think a much better rule, is that in general, people just shouldn't hit each other. But if somebody hits me, or makes a sincere effort to hit me, I find it rather stupid to automatically say I have to just walk away because I'm bigger than the average guy. Will I walk away if the situation is safe enough to do so? Sure I've been hit before (doing martial arts has that effect) and I'll be hit again and I'm a big enough guy with a high enough tolerance for pain, but I reserve the right to judge any situation on its own merits.
In this situation, do I think he needed to hit her? No, but she didn't need to hit him either based on what we see. But what we don't know is what either said to the other. He's claimed that she used racial slurs. I have no evidence either way on that.