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70. he was provoked into what resulted in a slap
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 01:31 PM
Mar 2022

...might be prosecutable, and some grandstanding attorney general might pursue it, or Chris Rock.

But most judges would look at the circumstances and take the provocation into account, leaving Smith with a slap (ironically) on the wrist.

The hysterical calls for his arrest are absurd. It was a tiff between acquaintances in an industry event which was basically a workplace. Valued workers engaging in a tiff and a slap don't normally get the cops called on them. They get a reprimand, usually verbal, and are sent back to work (if there's any reason at all about them, and there's no further threat of an argument), a suspension, at best, if the employer values them.

That's what I'd do in that situation, not jump to charges. That's what most people would do, imo, in that position.

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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