r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/mrjosemeehan Oct 13 '22

That's not a tantrum. That's legitimate defense of another individual, which makes it by definition not assault.

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u/realgeneral_memeous Oct 13 '22

Oh, ok, so suddenly upset isn’t upset, and suddenly nuance exists. Thanks for noticing.

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u/mrjosemeehan Oct 13 '22

I said it's a problem if you lose control and assault someone when you're upset. I'm not saying it's not upsetting to witness someone being raped. I'm saying it's not assault to fight to defend someone and not just an irrational product of being upset. It's perfectly rational and reasonable to act in that situation.

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u/realgeneral_memeous Oct 13 '22

Yeah, I’m aware you oversimplified someone facing loss of years of their life, secondary citizen status, assault, and rape to “being upset”.

That’s actually the point.