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Florida ‘slap box’ fight gets out of control; man charged with attempted murder (Florida Man)
WFLA News Channel 8 ^
| November 2, 2022
| Athina Morris
Posted on 11/11/2022 10:05:42 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is accused of trying to kill a man after their “mutual slap box fight” got out of control over the weekend, NBC Miami reports.
Pembroke Pines police said the men were “slap fighting””—where two people take turns slapping each other to see who falls down first—in the parking lot outside Rickey’s Sports Bar and Grill around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
When the slapping became more violent, one man, identified as Eric Rodriguez, knocked the other to the ground, and started punching and kicking him until he was unconscious.
Police said the victim was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Rodriguez was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of attempted murder, according to online jail records.
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KEYWORDS: assault; attemptedmurder; fight; florida; floridaman; pembrokepines; slapfight; tampa
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To: gundog
No wonder it’s illegal. Ever seen a gator high on shrooms? Not a pretty sight!
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posted on
11/11/2022 10:44:56 AM PST
by
CatHerd
(Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
To: gundog
I keep a small alligator in the back seat to toss at people who piss me off.
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posted on
11/11/2022 10:45:12 AM PST
by
JusPasenThru
(Free is when you don’t have to do nuthin or pay for nuthin. I gotta be free. Free as the wind.)
To: JusPasenThru
I keep a possum and hang around the Waffle House parking lot waiting to dispense justice.
23
posted on
11/11/2022 10:49:25 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Sirius Lee
I used to have a ‘possum. Don’t think she’d have been much help in a fight.
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posted on
11/11/2022 10:55:13 AM PST
by
gundog
( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: CatHerd
"Ever seen a gator high on shrooms? Not a pretty sight!"

"I've seen sh*t that'll turn you white!" - Winston Zeddemore, Ghostbusters
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:00:57 AM PST
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:01:45 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I believe the UFC is starting a slapboxing league...
(by Dana White)
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:09:46 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: PLMerite
Lol! That’s one trippy gator!
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:15:18 AM PST
by
CatHerd
(Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Sounds like a Darwin superbowl
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:18:24 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: Steve_Seattle
The term "Florida Man" came into use after the 2000 Bush v. Gore election deadlock. For weeks, Florida's electoral votes hung in the balance as Democrats desperately tried to find enough legal issues and new Gore votes to reverse Bush's whisker thin lead.
In the process, Florida became a national laughingstock because of delays, ballot confusion claims, and live TV of election judges in Palm Beach County looking like idiots as they held up and solemnly scrutinized computer ballot cards looking for hanging chads on uncounted ballots as possible evidence of voter intent to cast a vote.
After that, it became journalistic sport to dredge up and promote stories about someone in Florida who acted stupidly, often drunk and in a criminal context. Hence the Florida Man stories, which now have a ready national audience and have outgrown their original context. There is still a hint though of the national press and Democrats liking such stories as a way to explain Gore losing the state in 2000 and to imply that Florida is a Red State because of an over abundance of idiots.
To: Larry Lucido; Steve_Seattle
Yeah, who in heck has NOT done that before?
To: CatHerd
“Lol! That’s one trippy gator!”
Yeah, now I have to worry about slush gators hiding in the snow.
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:25:44 AM PST
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: Rockingham
We do have some idiots, but given that the state turned bright scarlet on November 8, they’re definitely in the minority.
To: Rockingham
To: PLMerite
Are they anything like snow snakes? Be afraid, be very afraidddd!!!
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posted on
11/11/2022 11:41:42 AM PST
by
CatHerd
(Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
11/8 was a great night for our state!
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posted on
11/11/2022 12:19:31 PM PST
by
bicyclerepair
(Let's Go Brandon!)
To: Rockingham
The term "Florida Man" came into use after the 2000 Bush v. Gore election deadlock. For weeks, Florida's electoral votes hung in the balance as Democrats desperately tried to find enough legal issues and new Gore votes to reverse Bush's whisker thin lead. Being from Pennsylvania I do not think I am allowed to laugh at "Florida man" any longer.
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posted on
11/11/2022 2:30:25 PM PST
by
krizzy
(Never underestimate Joes ability to F things up. )
To: gundog
Dam,his neck is almost as big around as his head.😲
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posted on
11/13/2022 8:51:41 AM PST
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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