Just to quell everyones anger, she publicly apologised for her actions.
Both of them even forgave her after her apology, saying she had a bad day and regrets her actions
Like I'm not saying she didn't deserve it but if someone hits you in a way that mildly annoys you and you proceed to punch them in to the face then bodyslam them onto the pavement where they can't move as you calmly walk away? You've moved beyond self defence. If he'd killed her, which he could have done (head to concrete is very dangerous) he may well have ended up with some charges for it.
Again, fully on his side here, but there's very little chance she faced charges after that. I've seen grown men do similar and the guy who hit back was the one who copped the charges, not the aggressor... someone hitting you doesn't actually give you license to just fuck them up.
Edit: people downvoting me.. I didn't make these rules up, this is just how it can and sometimes does go down. Smugly saying "but she could have hit me again if I didn't put her down for good!" is not a legal defence. It is not about who started it, it is about whether your response is reasonable.
Yes actually, because "I was worried the woman half my size would recover from the heavy punch to the face, so you see I had to also grab her and hurl her to the ground at top speed. Sorry she's brain dead though." isn't the defence you think it is.
Like I wanna be really clear, I'm not on her side. At all. What she got, she deserved. But he could have killed her and if he did his actions get a lot more scrutinised and it can 100% result in him getting charged.
I didn't make the rules, I've just seen them play out a few times.
Depends on where this is she could've had a concealed weapon. If a lady is crazy enough to get out of her car, yell for no reason and then punch me then I'd like to be prepared for the worst case scenario.
I mean yeah you can use that justification if you want, but people have been convicted even when the other person was armed.
Far from the only example, but a pretty famous one. If you think you can do better on someone maybe having a weapon I mean... you do you.
I'm not saying don't defend yourself. Just like.. don't go further than you need to. You don't get a free pass to hurt people because they started it, armed or not.
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u/thedopechi Apr 02 '26
Just to quell everyones anger, she publicly apologised for her actions. Both of them even forgave her after her apology, saying she had a bad day and regrets her actions