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yardwork

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45. The incident reflects poorly on both of them.

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 03:38 PM

Aug 2015

I don't call it self defense for him to hit her after she spit at him while he was harassing her. He inserted himself into a situation that had already been handled. She was fired for racist, unprofessional behavior towards a customer. So why does this guy feel compelled to follow her out of the store and film himself bothering her? What did he think would happen? Trashy angry out of control racist gets more out of control. I guess that's what he hoped to film.

They both come across as jerks.

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Update:Racist Woman Spits In Black Man's Face [View all] snooper2 Aug 2015 OP

Let's guess her political leanings... CurtEastPoint Aug 2015 #1

There are racist assholes on the left and the right, and people with no political leanings snooper2 Aug 2015 #3

Yes ... We all know that Liberal Democrats are a bunch of racist haters Trajan Aug 2015 #13

Not all; but judging by DU, of late ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #29

I personally know one. Quackers Aug 2015 #44

Yep.... sad but so true. Puddy Aug 2015 #28

And her religion... cleanhippie Aug 2015 #5

Stupid question, but how did he show them his cell phone while in handcuffs? nt geek tragedy Aug 2015 #2

grab cellphone out of my pocket and play video Mr. Copper? snooper2 Aug 2015 #4

I guess, minor detail. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #6

OMG. That's not all she's done tblue Aug 2015 #7

Im just saying....after she had spit in my face, she would have a reason to hate black people. SummerSnow Aug 2015 #8

So her story is automatically believed, and he gets reflexively arrested? marmar Aug 2015 #9

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2015 #43

In almost every case it's the first person to call and report Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #46

So he gets to harrass a woman and then hit a woman hfojvt Aug 2015 #10

Your Freudian slip is showing... LanternWaste Aug 2015 #12

She spit on him and then he hit her. tammywammy Aug 2015 #14

you don't see how that works? hfojvt Aug 2015 #16

You don't get to assault someone bc you don't like them talking to you. tammywammy Aug 2015 #18

but you do get to assult somebody if they spit at your phone? hfojvt Aug 2015 #27

I guess it is hard for you to say that she is a fucking asshole and deserved what she got snooper2 Aug 2015 #19

when I look at the big picture hfojvt Aug 2015 #26

woman can do no wrong LOL, like how you just made up that he is rich as well snooper2 Aug 2015 #30

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #33

Oh fuck, you got a point! I better re-evaluate the situation snooper2 Aug 2015 #34

The new DU criteria for rich negroes ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #35

Its your old friend jag JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #51

What? ... You're a woman ... everyone knows it's your husband's money ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #52

Oh my! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #56

They are both massive assholes ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #31

I agree. nt cwydro Aug 2015 #42

You said it better than I did. yardwork Aug 2015 #47

Yeah-her assaulting him first and lying to get him imprisoned are no big deal? Luckily the law isn't bettyellen Aug 2015 #37

No, I think he did the right thing. He stood up to the racist. Asshole not. kwassa Aug 2015 #50

She had already been fired. yardwork Aug 2015 #54

I disagree. kwassa Aug 2015 #58

If a homeless/drunk man flashes you on the subway, and the transit cops haul him off the train.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #60

Not a good analogy. kwassa Aug 2015 #66

His anger was understandable but it's unwise to approach unstable people. yardwork Aug 2015 #65

yardie, how do you know he was aware of the firing? Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #62

Good point. Maybe he didn't realize she'd been fired. yardwork Aug 2015 #64

She was terminated for her racist behavior ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #57

Because he was personally affected by her behavior, as he should be. kwassa Aug 2015 #59

MRA men around the world rejoice JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #15

Yes ... Calling someone on their racism ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #32

What a horrible, horrible person. dieter Aug 2015 #11

Welcome to DU. Tipperary Aug 2015 #20

Why would she be tested for STD's because she spat on someone. npk Aug 2015 #49

You can have blood in your saliva Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #61

Because Diseases are commuicable through saliva. dieter Aug 2015 #68

Hmm. So hitting a woman is ok if she is a racist asshole? redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #17

Only if defending oneself from assault, as was the case here. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #23

I know, its just that it this incident doesn't fit neatly into the usual categories. redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #36

It's a tornado of assholes and everyone's trying to identify the protagonist. Marr Aug 2015 #21

She is a nasty and low person, but that does not give him the right to hit her. Tipperary Aug 2015 #22

She assaulted him, he was defending himself. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #24

I don't see how you can label a punch in response to spit, 'self defense'. Marr Aug 2015 #38

The police seemed to agree that it was self defense. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #40

It was a smack, not a punch...Thinking about it- Smack = Spit snooper2 Aug 2015 #48

Oh, c'mon-- change the backgrounds of the individuals a little bit and Marr Aug 2015 #53

Ray Rice's fiance was assaulting him too. WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #39

That wasn't Ray Rice and that wasn't his girlfriend. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #41

Bullshit.Back up out of loogie range and dial 911. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #63

Posted to for latere. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #25

The incident reflects poorly on both of them. yardwork Aug 2015 #45

Good grief, people like that want me to get off the planet Warpy Aug 2015 #55

Hey, violence against women! XemaSab Aug 2015 #67