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58. My guess is that he knew it wasn't ok

Reply to VarryOn (Reply #57)

Sun Dec 15, 2019, 11:10 PM

Dec 2019

But he probably never dreamed of being caught.

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There's been discussion of the Female reporter who was slapped on the backside [View all] flotsam Dec 2019 OP

I think the people involved drew the appropriate distinction. Aristus Dec 2019 #1

I do not vehemently disagree flotsam Dec 2019 #4

I don't think the area of the body is especially spooky3 Dec 2019 #5

The only definition that matters is this one jberryhill Dec 2019 #13

Actually I found this flotsam Dec 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Beartracks Dec 2019 #35

That is the law in Rhode Island jberryhill Dec 2019 #53

so if a man squeezes another's shoulder stopdiggin Dec 2019 #12

He hit her. He ran up to her, pulled his arm back and hit her. Lexee Dec 2019 #2

Yep flotsam Dec 2019 #6

She isn't his teammate or his friend. And men do not spooky3 Dec 2019 #8

right stopdiggin Dec 2019 #16

Agree. I'm hearing Judge Judy say, "don't piss on my leg spooky3 Dec 2019 #17

Yeah, That was his original excuse. mercuryblues Dec 2019 #45

She says he didn't just slap. He also grabbed and squeezed. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #30

I think it was a 5K. I doubt he was "exhausted." cwydro Dec 2019 #36

No one gets to hit someone because of endorphins. Lexee Dec 2019 #48

When did she consent to participate in a contact sport? jberryhill Dec 2019 #55

But this is not comparable to a teammate slap spooky3 Dec 2019 #3

Just charge him with battery. Loki Liesmith Dec 2019 #7

This is the definition jberryhill Dec 2019 #11

then why didn't he slap any male reporters on the ass. mercuryblues Dec 2019 #24

This. cwydro Dec 2019 #39

She says he also grabbed and squeezed her butt--that is sexual, and he wouldn't do that to a male tblue37 Dec 2019 #29

He only slapped her on the ass because she was female cry baby Dec 2019 #9

Have you bothered to read the statutory definition? jberryhill Dec 2019 #10

OP seems to be ignoring this fact you've pointed out. cwydro Dec 2019 #42

They charged him with the misdeamenor Sgent Dec 2019 #14

Whatever. He's being slapped back, and his type will take the lesson Hortensis Dec 2019 #18

I think he is most likely a sexist jerk flotsam Dec 2019 #19

Oh, absolutely. But Trump was elected by motive and act, Hortensis Dec 2019 #20

Good mercuryblues Dec 2019 #47

What the victim says Kaleva Dec 2019 #21

It's the correct charge given the statute and the evidence (video and testimony) aikoaiko Dec 2019 #22

+1 Kaleva Dec 2019 #23

So he has a history of assault Stargazer09 Dec 2019 #38

The courts can sort it all out struggle4progress Dec 2019 #25

Judging from the look on her face when it happened, HubertHeaver Dec 2019 #26

She says he also grabbed and squeezed, so I doubt he would have done that to a male reporter. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #27

a drunk college student grabbed my ass Skittles Dec 2019 #28

Was this you: spooky3 Dec 2019 #32

that is exactly how to respond Skittles Dec 2019 #44

It's worth noting TDale313 Dec 2019 #52

he did it just because he could Skittles Dec 2019 #54

If a strange man in a locker room grabs and squeezes another man's ass, which the reporter says he tblue37 Dec 2019 #31

Maybe the better argument from you is that male-on-male slap SHOULD be sexual battery. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #33

He's charged with sexual battery because he committed sexual battery NutmegYankee Dec 2019 #34

It was not encouraged or welcomed by the recipient. lpbk2713 Dec 2019 #37

+1 Stargazer09 Dec 2019 #43

Oh Jesus JonLP24 Dec 2019 #40

She had her back to him. She was working. Srkdqltr Dec 2019 #41

if a woman kicks a man in the crotch, that's also sexual battery. unblock Dec 2019 #46

You might want to read the law, Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #49

Am I misunderstanding, or are you saying nipples are "of a pure sexual nature"? Cal Carpenter Dec 2019 #50

To Me...The Look On Her Face Said It All Me. Dec 2019 #51

And if you look at his face when he leans over to slap her. cwydro Dec 2019 #56

It's just amazing to me he thought this was ok. Nt VarryOn Dec 2019 #57

My guess is that he knew it wasn't ok Polybius Dec 2019 #58

He purposefully & publicly violated her privacy & humiliated her to assert his male power over her. Sea Glass Dec 2019 #59

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2019 #61

Thank you. Sea Glass Dec 2019 #62

you're welcome gopiscrap Dec 2019 #63

Thank you. Sea Glass Dec 2019 #65

Oh stop. Codeine Dec 2019 #60

As a "man of God" he doesn't have an excuse... brooklynite Dec 2019 #64