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Ammi 09-09-2020 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10910164)
:shrug: it doesn't go out of shot, one of the men is stood at the front of the shot with his chest right next to the camera, the ol' racist is off to the top right of the shot up a step a good 6ft away, the guy turns around and climbs the step moving towards him, he pushes him away and then he throws the punch. The old man is the initial verbal aggressor, and the initial physical aggressor. The attack was provoked but it was not by any stretch of the imagination self defense, he moved towards him with clear intent.

...well, you obviously have greater eyeballs than me, TS...because I couldn’t determine everything you say from the vid...but I guess that if it was always so clear, the justice system would be a lot easier and maybe not even always necessary...I did say ‘appear to pursue the physical’...because that’s how it appeared to be to me and if that was the case then ‘/self defence/reasonable force..’ etc would come into it...I guess we’ll have to wait to see...

Liam- 09-09-2020 12:41 PM

How did he ‘approach him with intent’ walking up to someone isn’t violence, the violent racist started the physical altercation, a violent racist doesn’t deserve sympathy if someone retaliates, sorry

Liam- 09-09-2020 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10910161)
..yeah...(...from the vid that we can see atm...)... the older guy did actively appear to pursue the physical, as well as his verbal abuse...so obviously never condoning violence....it would surely be a ‘self defence’ and a ‘was it reasonable force’, type thing...and it went out of shot a bit so hopefully the police could determine that...

Exactly, the boys were getting off the bus and get got up to pursue them still shouting abuse, why they had to get off when they were the ones being racially abused is beyond me but heyho, old white people can do what they want without repercussions apparently

user104658 09-09-2020 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10910168)
How did he ‘approach him with intent’ walking up to someone isn’t violence, the violent racist started the physical altercation, a violent racist doesn’t deserve sympathy if someone retaliates, sorry

Him deserving sympathy =/= it being the right thing to do. I think he brought it on himself, I know he started the altercation, I think he should have had to answer (legally) for his actions. I don't think two large young men should have continued a physical altercation that they did not need to continue with someone smaller and frailer than them. How they felt is justifiable - I don't find their actions justifiable. He was not an active physical threat.

Moral judgement aside - I don't think it's a good look and if they'd caved in his head (which is actually quite feasible if a young fit guy is punching an old brittle skull full force) they'd achieve nothing other than getting themselves thrown in jail for a long time.

Liam- 09-09-2020 12:51 PM

If you’re ‘old and frail’ you shouldn’t be out abusing people and starting fights, not everyone has the ability to bite their tongue and not retaliate when they’re attacked and I don’t think they have to either, if you’re tough enough to throw a punch, don’t be surprised when you get something back, old or not

Niamh. 09-09-2020 12:53 PM

I wouldn't say it was justifiable of them to hit him however I can understand why they got that angry

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 09-09-2020 12:57 PM

Deserved

user104658 09-09-2020 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10910176)
If you’re ‘old and frail’ you shouldn’t be out abusing people and starting fights, not everyone has the ability to bite their tongue and not retaliate when they’re attacked and I don’t think they have to either, if you’re tough enough to throw a punch, don’t be surprised when you get something back, old or not

Not to be overly patronising (well... Actually yes to probably be overly patronising) but I suspect you'll feel differently when you're older. Violence in response to violence solves nothing and most people figure that out eventually.

Liam- 09-09-2020 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10910183)
Not to be overly patronising (well... Actually yes to probably be overly patronising) but I suspect you'll feel differently when you're older. Violence in response to violence solves nothing and most people figure that out eventually.

I’m 25, not a teenager, my opinions aren’t less valid than yours because you’re middle aged :hmph:

user104658 09-09-2020 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10910184)
I’m 25, not a teenager, my opinions aren’t less valid than yours because you’re middle aged :hmph:

They're not more valid either, and my opinion and observation is that people - at least the ones with half a brain - get less inclined to violence and justifying unnecessary violence as they get older.

I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt, really. Maybe your opinion won't change and you'll continue advocating for violent response to violence. In which case my opinion would be that you still have growing up to do.

My opinion on this would have been very different when I was 25.

Liam- 09-09-2020 01:12 PM

I didn’t say my opinion was more valid either, but carry on making it personal if you wish, it’s only what you accuse other people of doing all the time, but sure

Ammi 09-09-2020 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 10910177)
I wouldn't say it was justifiable of them to hit him however I can understand why they got that angry

...yeah, this exactly...’in a perfect world’...but the world is far from perfect ...and even if he felt those prejudices and continued to do so forever and ever..the older guy’s ‘wisdom of age’....should have never levelled that hateful abuse in the care of his own safety...



....(..I still can’t see clearly that it most definitely wasn’t open to the reasonable force’ thing...

user104658 09-09-2020 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10910189)
I didn’t say my opinion was more valid either, but carry on making it personal if you wish, it’s only what you accuse other people of doing all the time, but sure

I'm not making it personal, I'm specifically disagreeing with your opinion that retaliatory violence is a justifiable/morally sound response to aggression and pointing out that I find that younger people (not saying all do, or that no older people do) are more inclined to hold that position.

It's all entirely relevant to this thread?

Ammi 09-09-2020 01:24 PM

..I really don’t think that Liam is advocating for violent responses to violence as a whole, as such, he’s very anti violence from what I’ve seen of his thoughts...but more, that violence may inevitably happen because ‘all responses aren’t equal..’...and the older man in his wisdom of years should have known that...



...anyways, that all really...the vid isn’t clear enough for me tbh...

user104658 09-09-2020 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10910195)
..I really don’t think that Liam is advocating for violent responses to violence as such

He quite openly and explicitly has.

bots 09-09-2020 01:28 PM

it's all about the circumstances of the particular interaction. I know I have gotten particularly angry in some interactions and I even hit someone one time :fist:

Peer pressure can have an enormous impact, similarly if someone feels intimidated etc, they can hit out ... it may be wrong ... but it happens. People rarely get any training on how to de-escalate a situation, and it's probably the most important lesson you can learn in life

arista 09-09-2020 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10910196)
He quite openly and explicitly has.


Yes 2nd post on this thread

Liam posted:
"Violent racist gets smacked up, as it should be"

The Slim Reaper 09-09-2020 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 10910199)
Yes 2nd post on this thread

Liam posted:
"Violent racist gets smacked up, as it should be"

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user104658 09-09-2020 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 10910198)
it's all about the circumstances of the particular interaction. I know I have gotten particularly angry in some interactions and I even hit someone one time :fist:



Peer pressure can have an enormous impact, similarly if someone feels intimidated etc, they can hit out ... it may be wrong ... but it happens. People rarely get any training on how to de-escalate a situation, and it's probably the most important lesson you can learn in life

The only person I've ever hit that wasn't in actual self defense was at Uni and it was some tit from the rugby team which obviously is justified.

Also, relevant to the thread, I was 21 at the time and I wouldn't dream of it now. Not even a rugger.

arista 09-09-2020 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 10910201)

For Sure

reece(: 09-09-2020 01:38 PM

Think it's not the place for white people to comment on how a POC should react in the immediate instance of hateful racism towards them.

I will say that the bus driver should have immediately thrown the vile man off the bus though.

Niamh. 09-09-2020 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 10910206)
Think it's not the place for white people to comment on how a POC should react in the immediate instance of hateful racism towards them.

I will say that the bus driver should have immediately thrown the vile man off the bus though.

I think it's society's place to comment on violence regardless of colour actually but I do agree that the old man should have been the one asked to leave

Kizzy 09-09-2020 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 10910117)
I agree with this , they would have had more credibility had they just filmed it and ignored him, all very much in the wrong. He is of an age that he was probably brought up this way and probably not fully composmentis, no excuses here just a thought and they were wrong to punch him in the head.

If there's no excuses why are you making excuses?...
My dad was born in 1926, he would never have dreamed of speaking that way about anyone.

That said I don't think they were right to hit him at all either. Yes they would have been very angry and frustrated but as said having filmed the whole thing it was certain there was going to be some justice. This might not be as severe now due to their retaliation.

user104658 09-09-2020 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 10910206)
Think it's not the place for white people to comment on how a POC should react in the immediate instance of hateful racism towards them.

I will say that the bus driver should have immediately thrown the vile man off the bus though.

Up to the point of physical violence I agree, at that point I 100% disagree.

Jack_ 09-09-2020 01:48 PM

1:00:59 (and also 25:16)



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