At 12/4/06 05:08 PM, badreligion7483 wrote:
I dunno. This is a tough one. I mean it's kind of like a black man hits a white man and the white man fights back and then the white man gets charged with assault and a hate crime. I mean this is kind of a hard one.
That has got to be the worst example I've ever seen. I think people nowadays just throw out the word hate crime whwnever the hell they please. A hate crime is a crime that commited against one who visibly of another group, because they are visibly of another group, this example does not count.
Though, let's says said black man was 130lbs and 14, and the white man was a 6'5" 240lb man who had hand-to-hand combat training. Furthermore, the black guy throws a light punch, and then the white guy ruturns with a strong volley. Now that's where the situation comes in.
Usually when men get hit by women it is not worth any reprisal at all. Face it, when a man gets hit, it's usually light or well deserved. This does not mean that a man should not hold the right to reciprocate. When the situation calls for something, somethnig can be done. I am no saint my self. I have hit a woman. The situation was not a friendly one, and I definitely did not go untouched before I hit her, but that is not to say the event warranted it. Just to let you know it was not a strong hit, regardless of how much she claimed it to be, it was a whap on the arm, nothing more.
The right should be held, but reserved only for thsoe situations where the woman poses a danger to the man, not just an annoyance or a chance of pain.