Thanks Finny, I do have a irrational fear of being spit upon. I was clearly saying what I personally would do, probable without even thinking about it. I also noted that I did NOT once say that the lady in the video did such a thing as spitting, as a matter of fact, not one mention was made by either party about it. I was just scenario posting on a hotly debated thread (my fault, should of known better, thus why I took a year off FR). I fully understand that fellow FReeper take this serious, and I do too, but I want all the facts first. Some let their hearts lead on such subjects (I am guilty of this on this thread).
One good thing is after being sucked in on a thread, it makes one do a little more research on the subject, thus why I have posted some more links to information including a followup report from the local tv station.
Followup report on the subject including video from the punched lady
Yup. You where honest about what you would do in a given circumstance.
Clearly, you must be punished...
FROM YOUR LINKED STORY:
Nelson admits there was a verbal confrontation at the bus stop before she boarded the bus.
“The guy was scaring me the way he was looking at me,” Nelson said. “I didn’t touch him though. I know better than to touch people.”
Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said the woman has four prior convictions for assaulting police officers.
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The last sentence of the above extract said she had “four prior conviction for assaulting police officers”.
I suspect that if not for the veteran’s cell phone video of the incident, she’d have gone down for the 5th conviction for assaulting a police officer. That poor officer’s elbow must have been in terrible pain following the woman’s violent assault on it with her face! Maybe he’ll file for a 75% disability retirement due to his constant pain from that violent outburst by the woman.