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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Good friends?.... my good friends don't punch me in the face.
It wasn't moderate force it was excessive in my opinion, he took a step back and threw his body weight behind the punch.
Was the force used proportional?....No.
Neither was it spur of the moment it clearly shows the cyclist speak with the victim for a short period before the attack.
What is an explicable reaction.... is everyone allowed to go about punching people now?
People of good character don't punch vulnerable people in the face.
There is a media campaign warning against the dangers of reacting like this, he murdered him... simple as, I hope there's an appeal.
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I was using that as a "for instance" for a "one punch sentence" as I think you know. You don't know whether the force used was proportional, nor whether it was a spur of the moment action, nor what the man who was punched said... in fact, you know as little about the case as I do. All you do know is what you've read today. The legal teams on both sides would have had access to all kinds of information that you're just guessing at.
I agree decent people don't go around punching people, but I am telling you what the law says. There's no point in arguing with me over that. Like I said before, the legal system isn't perfect but it's the best we've got.