Posted on 01/13/2019 12:32:36 PM PST by Trump20162020
“Seem” means literally that. Ever experience a “flash mob” put together in a mall by a large group of... whatever? The goal is to incite violence... so there is that. Get your point and, in the abstract (would sure like to know the full timeline of actions/reactions), agree. The guy’s wife- if that is who she is— she and her children could be someone he knows from the town, or church— she looks fairly scared, and.. small.
“Should I risk going to jail and ruining my life if I get involved?”
Great question. If it didn’t involve someone I love, I may walk away. Not worth it.
But he didn’t push her first according the the video. She struck first and responded.
Then someone gets hurt or dies and the hand wringer ask, 'why didn't the people standing around do anything to stop this?'
He could have been breaking up a fight that could have led to someone being killed. In that case he would have been called a hero.
This is an example how your fate can change in a second.
When my kids were young, they were my only concern ever. Even now as adults, they’re still my only concern, just different.
Yeah, leaving still bothers me.
The headline made it sound like the guy just decided to beat up an 11 year old kid.
The headline should read, *Man and family assaulted by gang, man defends himself*.
This concept of only being allowed to meet force with equal force... where is that found in NC law?
Yes it could.
From what I saw on the video, he did nothing wrong, imo regardless of the 11 or 12 or 13 or whatever girl.
I’m a teacher. It shocks me what 10-17 year old girls do.Or it doesn’t. But it’s not uncommon.
Parents aren’t raising their kids. It’s insane.
Like a poster said above, it’s odd to believe as I do, thats what common now.It’s pathetic to only care about one’s family.
Lol, I am not the one advocating beating up little kids
Heh. Of course that’s not the headline.
The man defended himself. I hope he gets a light sentence.
Little kids?
Who in that video was a “little kid?”
She may be 11 or 12 but that doesn't mean she wasn't a threat.
I'll wait until I learn more about what led up to this incident but from the video she was not an innocent bystander. She clearly moved forward (twice) to engage the man.
The question in both the court of public opinion and law will be was she a threat and did he respond to the threat with appropriate action.
“Certainly many on this thread would deem the man a coward if he walked away.”
Everyone is a tough guy on the Internet, some so called tough guys on here claim they will beat up 11 year old girls. Tough guys right?
Anyways, walking away from a fight is more manly, only cowards would confront those brats, it is a lose lose situation if you do.
Turning around, taking your kid and wife back into the mall is the manly thing to do in this situation. Go out a different exit or contact mall security if you think something is going down.
Real men don’t fight stupid battles that get you in the legal system for the next 5-10 years.
Yes and I agree.
Legally, we’ll see.
11 years old dude, 11 years old!
I am surprised beating up a 11 year old girl is a christian conservative value. It certainly isn’t mine.
If this “gang” of brats was such a problem, I would have taken my wife and kid and went back into the mall and out a different exit. Problem solved. I am not on this planet to discipline other people’s brats, that is just going get me in jail.
What if they see that as a weakness and simply follow you and pile on?
I hope he gets off and I also hope that young girl learnt a valuable lesson.
I agree with you. Intelligent adult would not hit any kid under 18. Even if one is attacked first, it is better to get away from the situation because jury is more likely to sympathize with the kid. When some driver cuts me off (happens frequently because I drive a small car) I restrain my road rage, and do not pull out the gun from the glove compartment.
You wouldn’t know a real man or woman if they bit you the ass cos’ you’re that stupid. IMO
“Many on this thread would call him smart if he walked away.”
Yes, everyone, including you, is a tough internet guy. But you’re not and we see that.
A real man, wouldn’t do what you suggest. You’re a wussy and wouldn’t know a real man if your life depended on it.
Walking away from a fight may be considered “more manly” but in reality, it’s different.
You’re the only one on here, with the trump poster, claiming any man would beat up an 11 year old girl. Really? You’re still hawking that nonsense?
Taking your kid and wife out a different exit and contacting “mall security” is the manly or womanly thing to do? Really?
Real men and women don’t fight stupid battles? Did our founding fathers fight “stupid” battles?
You’re part of the reason we are in this position.
You go ahead and “be a man” and retreat from these battles. You go ahead and “be a man” and not stand up for yourself and your wife and your kids.
We’ll continue to be “cowards” and fight.
Real men and women don’t rely on mall security, lmao, or anyone else to fight their battles.
Seriously, you think you’re a real man?
And this is exactly what it is wrong with our society today. This is what “real men” think. RME
Yeah, you’re another useless “tough guy” on the internet.Yay for you. RME
You are talking a different situation
I am only going by what I see in that video, not “what ifs”.
That is what the judge and jury is going to see
That is all that matters
Plus we don’t have the full video, I have no idea how it started. But in the end, that won’t matter. The adult is expected to be the adult in a situation like this.
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