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Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
38. Who cares
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 04:39 PM
Sep 2015

Honestly, I dont care if a bully got hit. I dont think one punch from a kid is going to kill or cripple somebody.

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that guy was kind. I wouldn't have gone for the face! niyad Sep 2015 #1
He did lay out the kid pretty go though. It seemed like a solid blindside. Glassunion Sep 2015 #2
you are correct. he did lay that little thug out well. niyad Sep 2015 #3
Dear god, what has happened to the human race. AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #4
There will always be assholes. We've had them for 10's of thousands of years. Glassunion Sep 2015 #5
You truly need to read more. History and literature would be a good start . . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #9
What a truly obnoxious and insulting remark. AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #10
No worries. It often happens that when when we are being chastised for a specific question LanternWaste Sep 2015 #17
You should be a politician AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #18
Indeed, chervilant Sep 2015 #58
I am glad someone stopped him, I wonder if he will think hard upon his future dealing with others? Rex Sep 2015 #6
After that punch, I don't think he'll be doing any hard thinking for a while. Glassunion Sep 2015 #8
Yup, he's going all "two plus two equals peanut butter" right now Scootaloo Sep 2015 #28
Just when you think.... quickesst Sep 2015 #7
Hard to say if the bully learned anything from this Warpy Sep 2015 #11
I'm sure... Glassunion Sep 2015 #16
The next 12 seconds of the exchange can be seen here . . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #12
Awesome. Thanks Glassunion Sep 2015 #13
Good to see the kid that knocked him down, go over and try to help him back up. Rex Sep 2015 #14
Actually he went over to the other kids unconscious form to talk shit to it. Islandurp Sep 2015 #15
Emotionally kind of satisfying, but probably ill-advised. DirkGently Sep 2015 #19
Bully's need the asses kicked snooper2 Sep 2015 #20
And if the "hero" kid had killed him? DirkGently Sep 2015 #21
And if the bully had killed the visually impared kid? Glassunion Sep 2015 #26
No. There was no life / death threat DirkGently Sep 2015 #27
A couple of things Glassunion Sep 2015 #33
Not the same as crushing someone from behind. At all. DirkGently Sep 2015 #35
If a cop did this he would have arrested the skinny bully after knocking him out GummyBearz Sep 2015 #41
+1 Glassunion Sep 2015 #44
Defending a bully of someone totally helpless, Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #82
So rolling my eyes over here... chervilant Sep 2015 #55
Personally I feel the response was appropriate. Glassunion Sep 2015 #23
And yet we crucify cops for exactly that DirkGently Sep 2015 #25
This was not maximum force. The kid met force with exactly the same force. Glassunion Sep 2015 #29
Yet only one person was knocked unconscious? DirkGently Sep 2015 #32
You don't know if he was knocked unconscious. Although it did look like he had to wait for his Glassunion Sep 2015 #36
Sorry, all that is utter nonsense. DirkGently Sep 2015 #39
I'd disagree. Glassunion Sep 2015 #43
It was a gigantic, reckless escalation in force. DirkGently Sep 2015 #56
You are still Monday Morning Quarterbacking. Glassunion Sep 2015 #62
My MMQB is as legitimate as yours, Glassunion. DirkGently Sep 2015 #63
Who cares Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #38
That kind of blow is often lethal. DirkGently Sep 2015 #45
It wasn't lethal. and there were no weapons involved. And this isn't boxing or MMA Scootaloo Sep 2015 #48
First off I'm not against a blindside hit Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #52
Indeed. You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. Glassunion Sep 2015 #53
Did you just say "It is extremely, extremely dangerous to hit someone who is not looking."? Glassunion Sep 2015 #64
Both are dangerous of course DirkGently Sep 2015 #67
And all of it could have been avoided if the first kid was not repeatedly punching Glassunion Sep 2015 #68
Doesn't justify an overreaction. DirkGently Sep 2015 #70
an over reaction would be breaking multiple bones or a throat w0nderer Sep 2015 #79
is this about cops or bullied people? w0nderer Sep 2015 #78
False equivalency. Maedhros Sep 2015 #30
We expect them to sucker punch each other instead? DirkGently Sep 2015 #59
I wasn't justifying anything. I was pointing out that comparing the actions of children Maedhros Sep 2015 #76
No. He couldn't have "scared him off" or "ended it with a word" Scootaloo Sep 2015 #31
Disagree. Blasting someone in the back of the head IS bullying. DirkGently Sep 2015 #34
You and I must have experienced extremely different worlds of bullying, then Scootaloo Sep 2015 #40
That is a different thing you're describing. DirkGently Sep 2015 #42
It's a case of someone coming to the defense of someone unable to fight back Scootaloo Sep 2015 #46
So defend him. Don't kill another kid. DirkGently Sep 2015 #47
Who died? No one. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #49
So excessive force that doesn't quite kill is cool? DirkGently Sep 2015 #50
If someone is getting their face punched in, and a cop tazes the assailant, I have no complaints Scootaloo Sep 2015 #54
The poster is intentionally downplaying the attack on the blind kid. Glassunion Sep 2015 #57
No sir. You are downplaying smashing someone's head in from behind DirkGently Sep 2015 #60
No, I'm not down playing it. Glassunion Sep 2015 #66
The murder punch was unnecessary, period. DirkGently Sep 2015 #69
Ok that made me laugh... Glassunion Sep 2015 #71
And I will not celebrate it. DirkGently Sep 2015 #72
Not celebrating it. Glassunion Sep 2015 #73
Well I don't feel we even have an argument then. DirkGently Sep 2015 #74
You too. Go Jets! Glassunion Sep 2015 #75
What if ISIS is about to cut someone's head off? Reter Sep 2015 #80
I'd call that a drastically different situation. DirkGently Sep 2015 #83
Give hero a medal Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #22
Petition to get him reinstated football team Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #24
He was not kicked off the football team in the first place. DirkGently Sep 2015 #37
5 second video and people think they know all about it. uhnope Sep 2015 #51
Oh for gawd's sake it's Friday. n/t DirkGently Sep 2015 #61
dude got KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT Facility Inspector Sep 2015 #65
My concern is..... imanamerican63 Sep 2015 #77
Looks fair to me. dilby Sep 2015 #81
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