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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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