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sarisataka

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38. If it was the exact same situation

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 01:13 AM

Oct 2019

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And a 14 to girl punched a man wearing an Obama mask everyone would be losing their shit. There would not be one person defending the girl's action.

Therein lies the hypocrisy because in that situation we we know exactly as much about the mask wearer as we know now. Did he wear the mask of someone he admires, hates, it was the only mask left on the shelf? We do not know.

She did not punch Trump, she punched a stranger who, for all we know, could hate him and thought it was the scariest damn thing he could wear.

By the age of 14 a person should know it is not acceptable to walk up and punch someone.

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Florida teen charged after punching man dressed as Donald Trump for Halloween in the face [View all] babylonsister Oct 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #1

Oh please, back in the Nixon days, people dressed up as Nixon to MOCK him. cwydro Oct 2019 #2

No, I agree she was out of line. babylonsister Oct 2019 #3

Saw an Adult Trump Costume in a store last year HockeyMom Oct 2019 #21

Choices do have consequences sarisataka Oct 2019 #9

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I do not live in Florida sarisataka Oct 2019 #14

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Wow. Tipperary Oct 2019 #22

I'm sure the secret service will follow up, too. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #4

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I'm cool with this. :) Kurt V. Oct 2019 #6

Why would wearing a Trump costume or mask for Halloween necessarily connote support? Silent3 Oct 2019 #7

And if you did, you wouldn't report being punched by a 14 year old girl ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #10

Would you say that if the victim was a woman dressed as Hillary? Jake Stern Oct 2019 #30

Nope ... totally different situation. mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #34

No it isn't Jake Stern Oct 2019 #35

Let's just agree to disagree then ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #36

Depending on circumstance, I might very well report a 14-y/o girl... Silent3 Oct 2019 #31

Well, maybe if you go back and read what I was responding to ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #33

Whether or not you'll seriously hurt someone by punching them... Silent3 Oct 2019 #41

DU must have been hacked again sarisataka Oct 2019 #8

Yeah I'm sure the giggling 14 year old girl threw a wicked haymaker ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #11

Is the degree of harm caused sarisataka Oct 2019 #17

I'm not the dude on DU that's going to give the proscribed answer ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #25

Does DU have an in-house legal team? Nature Man Oct 2019 #27

My neighbor's four year old punched me in the thigh yesterday. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2019 #32

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I am not saying she should face felony charges sarisataka Oct 2019 #18

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Are you actually being serious here? Tipperary Oct 2019 #24

+ struggle4progress Oct 2019 #20

Thank you. Tipperary Oct 2019 #23

+1 jberryhill Oct 2019 #28

Hypocritically, if a 13 year old boy punched a woman dressed as Hillary Jake Stern Oct 2019 #29

What if it were a 10 year old girl punching a 7ft tall, 600 lb man in a Hitler Mask in the kneecap? mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #37

If it was the exact same situation sarisataka Oct 2019 #38

This. cwydro Oct 2019 #42

Stupid LArider Oct 2019 #13

punching is unacceptable DBoon Oct 2019 #26

I don't know what is wrong with today's youth. When I was that age I never made a poor retread Oct 2019 #39

I know I would never have punched ANYone despite peer urging. cwydro Oct 2019 #43

My money's on one of, or the whole, group DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #40