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Eloe2000 said:
Tangent. I find it interesting when people refer to Smith's actions, or similar actions, as "defending" someone. It was not defense. The "offense" (to any extent that it could be called an offense) had already occurred and was over. There was no danger to protect anyone from. The action was retribution. And when you realize that, it changes the color of the situation significantly and makes it really hard to justify it as some kind of noble act.
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Most likely this is from my post earlier in the thread.

Defense or defending doesn't just mean physically. I would argue he was defending his wife, does it require physically assaulting someone? No.

I also called this out.

Jeff said:
BTW, I don't think that most women want the men in their life to “defend” them this way.
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I concur.
 
Machine said:
Most likely this is from my post earlier in the thread.

Defense or defending doesn't just mean physically. I would argue he was defending his wife, does it require physically assaulting someone? No.

I also called this out.


I concur.
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I wasn’t referencing you actually. It was just more of a thought as I hear people in real life and on the news/podcasts/articles referring to the situation continually use that word. There was no imminent threat. It had passed.

Which definition fits better?

1: resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.

2: punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.


(1: definition of “defend”, 2: definition of “retribution”)
 
Eloe2000 said:
Which definition fits better?

1: resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.

2: punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.


(1: definition of “defend”, 2: definition of “retribution”)
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In my case 1, in your case 2 ;)
 

He addresses a few of the claims about legal issues.

Seems that the district attorney could bring a case against smith without rock bringing charges. I believe a complainant is only mandatory in civil cases.
 
Stufflymcstuff said:

He addresses a few of the claims about legal issues.

Seems that the district attorney could bring a case against smith without rock bringing charges. I believe a complainant is only mandatory in civil cases.
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Of course he could. I think @Trihonda is really just focused on how police specifically bring about prosecutions, and not the larger picture of prosecutions. Or maybe local laws and procedures are different.
 
BigSlick4523 said:
Im the only Sane one here that is what's truly messed up this is how they can continue to do these things cause all u people believe it
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Your kind of "sane" coupled with functionally illiterate could be dangerous.

And if the whole thing was scripted, Will Smith is the best at willful crying I have ever seen.
 
upNdown said:
Of course he could. I think @Trihonda is really just focused on how police specifically bring about prosecutions, and not the larger picture of prosecutions. Or maybe local laws and procedures are different.
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Realistically, it's California - specifically, LA.

Why prosecute someone for an open-handed slap? He would get a minimum sentence, and the already overloaded legal system would be bogged down with a crime where nobody cried foul.

I mean if they tried to prosecute every televised battery case where the victim was not going to press charges, there would be no more basketball, hockey, and likely no more football in LA.
 
Poker Zombie said:
Realistically, it's California - specifically, LA.

Why prosecute someone for an open-handed slap? He would get a minimum sentence, and the already overloaded legal system would be bogged down with a crime where nobody cried foul.

I mean if they tried to prosecute every televised battery case where the victim was not going to press charges, there would be no more basketball, hockey, and likely no more football in LA.
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I mostly agree with you. Except prosecuting Smith would force him into some sort of therapy or anger management type thing, which could possibly be good for him.
This is different than most sports fights though. We, as a society, have always tolerated a measure of fighting during sporting events, because some level of contact is part of every game, so there’s a measure of consent there, and because athletes get fired up on the field and we all understand that.
What will smith did was very different than a batter charging the mound.
 
LA

Smash & Grab robberies: The system is overloaded and we don’t consider stealing to be a real crime. No one really got hurt..

WS bitch slaps CR at Oscar’s:

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Seriously - lol.
 
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Saoliver said:
Ok, ok... this is not actually true. I do hold the door for everyone, and still take the occasional verbal beatdown from some man-hating women. It is what it is.
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This must be a regional thing. I hold doors for people all the time, and I can't remember ever getting a negative response from anyone.

Probably 95% of the time I get a "thank you" or a head nod, and the rest just don't say anything.
 
Schmendr1ck said:
This must be a regional thing. I hold doors for people all the time, and I can't remember ever getting a negative response from anyone.

Probably 95% of the time I get a "thank you" or a head nod, and the rest just don't say anything.
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I got the verbal beat down once in my life. Wasn't even paying attention and just going through it reflexively, and got an earful of how terrible I am. Really bugged me for a while.

That said, with the amount of doors I've opened, I think I may be more likely to flop quads and lose to a runner runner straight flush than to have that happen again in my life.
 
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DMack said:
The liberal DA in LA wants to let out murderers, rapists and pedophiles, yet some of you think they’re going to lock up Will Smith for a minor crime where the victim doesn’t want to prosecute??
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As someone who lives in and works LA County, you are unfortunately and frustratingly pretty much right on the money! SMH at fuc&ing POS gascon...
 
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Anthony Martino said:
thanks Internet!

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This exactly! I don’t keep up with the goings on in Hollywood but I have read some things that describe WS as a “cuckold.” IMO,
The slap that he gave to CR is probably really the slap he’d like to give to Jada.
In the end, he should probably slap himself for staying in a relationship with someone like that.
 
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Btw, regarding the slap itself, here's Shannon Sharpe explaining the significance:

starting at 2:02 and specifically 2:23


Fwiw, I was talking to a buddy (who is Black) this morning and he had basically said the same thing as Sharpe before I saw that video...
 
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