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In the discussion thread: Right is right and wrong ain't nowhere...Will Smith should be charged [View all]

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 08:37 AM

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Right is right and wrong ain't nowhere...Will Smith should be charged [View all]	Baltimike	Mar 2022	OP
I agree.	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2022	#1
Uh man hits man. How did you make this a female issue. Quite a sexist leap. nt	delisen	Mar 2022	#11
Really? Why did the man hit the man? Love makes you do crazy things?	Walleye	Mar 2022	#13
Don't think you understand my comment. nt	delisen	Mar 2022	#22
Probably not. This frenzy over one star slapping another has got me kind of confused	Walleye	Mar 2022	#27
i was enjoying the oscars up until then.. all the women and the diversity and then	samnsara	Mar 2022	#2
The person who got hit can decide to press charges. nt	delisen	Mar 2022	#17
LA Police reported that Chris Rock declined to press charges. n/t	CincyDem	Mar 2022	#32
It's a common cop out.	Mosby	Mar 2022	#82
Lighten up he was just being funny. Chris Rock can't take a joke?	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#3
physical violence is not a joke. That wasn't scripted. nt	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#4
Verbal violence isn't a joke either.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#6
The law distinguishes between the two.	yardwork	Mar 2022	#8
Oh good grief. Sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#9
Sticks and stones is the worst bull of all. I find people who enjoy others discomfort detestable.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#14
Do you honestly think Smith's behavior was ok?	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2022	#19
Violence is violence. Rock was verbally violent to Jada . he got his reaction.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#23
Nice try. No dice. Hitting someone is a crime. Telling a joke about someone is not.	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#24
What if the comment had come from Amy Schumer instead of Chris Rock?	Orrex	Mar 2022	#58
Amy didn't. Rock did.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#60
Go around punching people cuz you don't like what they say	Chautauquas	Mar 2022	#63
No shit.	Orrex	Mar 2022	#71
No, that saying is about how ones lets it affect them	treestar	Mar 2022	#74
👆	Walleye	Mar 2022	#18
One is against the law	Sunsky	Mar 2022	#15
Verbal violence?	LiberatedUSA	Mar 2022	#21
Comparing ones wife to Demi Moore is not in anyways verbal violence!	Emile	Mar 2022	#39
I agree, imagine if a non-famous person did it! Nt	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#5
Agree, physical violence in response to a joke is not OK	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2022	#7
this. nt	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#10
How is it up to Chris Rock if charges are filed or not?	Blues Heron	Mar 2022	#12
Chris Rock did not want him charged. He is considered the victim.	33taw	Mar 2022	#33
right but is it always up to the victim? Im not clear on how it all works assault-wise	Blues Heron	Mar 2022	#34
pretty much.	mopinko	Mar 2022	#47
Thanks	Blues Heron	Mar 2022	#48
Lol good lord	WhiskeyGrinder	Mar 2022	#16
HUBRIS	Goonch	Mar 2022	#20
Heckler assaults comedian at comedy show.	NightWatcher	Mar 2022	#25
this. nt	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#53
He should have handled it after the show, not during.	eShirl	Mar 2022	#26
There are a lot of people who feel making fun of others is funny. Look at all the defense of it .	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#28
Chris is apparently refusing to file a police report.	LisaL	Mar 2022	#29
Before seeing a vid of the event	crim son	Mar 2022	#30
A misdemeanor assault in most jurisdictions	madville	Mar 2022	#31
"love makes you do crazy things"	sky_masterson	Mar 2022	#35
Also, What if Lisa Lampaneli told that same joke	sky_masterson	Mar 2022	#36
Ya but she didn't. Rock did.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#59
And Smith overreacted	sky_masterson	Mar 2022	#62
Agree	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2022	#40
Insult comedians have been around since kings and jesters.	tavernier	Mar 2022	#37
Banned from the academy would be worse.	SYFROYH	Mar 2022	#38
He'll never win another Oscar	unblock	Mar 2022	#43
true, very true	SYFROYH	Mar 2022	#45
That's up to Chris Rick	Lunabell	Mar 2022	#41
Rock was in the wrong too and hope he apologizes (if he hasn't)	Mad_Machine76	Mar 2022	#42
Seeking mental health should be the consequence.	Emile	Mar 2022	#44
The same thing happens in every hockey game.	The Jungle 1	Mar 2022	#46
When A Celebrity Attends An Event Like The Oscars One Has To Expect....	global1	Mar 2022	#49
While I agree with the premise	hamsterjill	Mar 2022	#50
This is very true...and while I did post this before I knew that...	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#57
It is never acceptable to make fun of how someone looks	luv2fly	Mar 2022	#51
The joke was HORRIBLE, but the reaction was worse.	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#54
Sorry no, you don't make fun of how people look, period.	luv2fly	Mar 2022	#68
Sorry, no, you don't lay your hands on other people, period.	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#72
So making fun of how people look is okay with you	luv2fly	Mar 2022	#76
Chris Rock is bigger person in this interaction.	SYFROYH	Mar 2022	#65
It's not a contest	luv2fly	Mar 2022	#69
It's not a contest, and violence is not the answer to words	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#73
Can't wait for the Grammys.	Midnight Writer	Mar 2022	#52
I think he was in the wrong, but I don't think he necessarily needs to be charged	fishwax	Mar 2022	#55
Nah 🤪	Xoan	Mar 2022	#56
nope	bigtree	Mar 2022	#61
He was assaulted on live national television	Baltimike	Mar 2022	#67
he was provoked into what resulted in a slap	bigtree	Mar 2022	#70
Thank you, bigtree.	DemocratSinceBirth	Mar 2022	#77
Hm. No, don't think so.	Jedi Guy	Mar 2022	#78
they make too much money for those 'employers'	bigtree	Mar 2022	#79
Just saying, in my experience your example doesn't hold up.	Jedi Guy	Mar 2022	#80
that's just not my experience and I worked 35 years in retail	bigtree	Mar 2022	#83
I worked mainly in finance until very recently, so perhaps that's why.	Jedi Guy	Mar 2022	#84
Smith is a punk...Rock is a professional. I don't think charges are necessary. nt	LexVegas	Mar 2022	#64
Supposedly dependent on whether Chris Rock wishes to press charges	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Mar 2022	#66
Chris Rock isn't pressing charges	iemanja	Mar 2022	#75
"We're not going to take that Oscar from him,"	bigtree	Mar 2022	#81

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