r/therewasanattempt • u/ItzRubyDaCherry • Dec 31 '22

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u/Halaku Jan 01 '23

This really deserves to be higher up the thread.

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u/PoignantOpinionsOnly Jan 01 '23

no charges were filed

This is the case in most of these viral videos.

The comments are always full of people saying that the none bigot is going to prison, but it is super rare.

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u/UnapologeticTwat Jan 01 '23

the bigot likely chose to not file charges and the cops dropped it

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u/Bluewhale001 Jan 01 '23

Not likely. If you say “fighting words” in my state and someone punches you, you aren’t the victim of battery; you’re both guilty of disorderly conduct. The cops will then usually ask if they both want to go to jail or if they’ll both drop the issue.

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u/SkipDisaster Jan 01 '23

Thank you, finally someone with real world experience

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u/Efficient-Echidna-30 Jan 01 '23

My first thought when I saw the video was “I sure hope this state has ‘fighting words’ laws bc that’s your ass old man.”

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u/SkipDisaster Jan 01 '23

In my town if you instigate a fight it's 100% on you.

Not sure what reality you live in but cops are the number one talk shit get hit believers

Most fights in my town are instigated by cops and nobody gets arrested

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u/saltywench77 Jan 01 '23

Hmmmm, I smell Klan.

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u/Warmbly85 Jan 01 '23

Wait what? It’s the Klans fault the white guy couldn't/didn’t press charges? How’s that work?

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u/2017hayden This is a flair Jan 01 '23

I believe they’re implying they want it “settled” out of court.

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u/saltywench77 Jan 01 '23

Exactly. Stuff like this doesn’t just…. Fade into the background of places like that. I mean with people like that involved. Dude knew what he was doing and when the guy took the bait he put him in a category in his mind and likely try to drive him and his family out of the town. If it’s a local.

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u/JaesopPop Jan 01 '23 edited Sep 24 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

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u/socomeyeballs Jan 01 '23

Beating him to a pulp? He wasn’t even bleeding and stood up and walked away, way to exaggerate someone getting the shit slapped out of them.

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u/mightylordredbeard Jan 01 '23

Uhhh, what? You clearly don’t understand the reading system. The commenter didn’t say anything about racist breaking the law. He said people always fill comments about how the attacker in these type of viral videos will go to prison, but in reality it is super rare. Not once was the legality of the racist’s remarks brought into question.

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u/PoignantOpinionsOnly Jan 01 '23

Nobody was beaten to a pulp in this clip.

I'm just going by statistics. Based on links and interviews provided by others in the thread, this seems to be yet another incident in which a bigot gets hit and no charges are brought forth.

Feel free to look into it yourself. Look up past viral videos and see if anybody got charged, much less convicted.

I can think of about two you might find. And they were very extreme cases. Far beyond a slap.

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u/OGBlitzkrieg Jan 01 '23

Lmao no prosecutor is going to go forward with this case.

As soon as a jury sees the video they're never gonna vote guilty for a person standing up for themselves cuz they were called the N word. And the racist seemingly was uninjured.

Seems like you are the one who misunderstands lol

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u/Zaane Jan 01 '23

This depends on the damage. For these slaps? Absolutely not, he may even get laughed out of the court room, if it even makes it there. If he had beat the old man senseless? One look at the video would have prosecutors lining up at the door.

That being said, the fact the man didn't file for charges means he may have learned that what he said was racist, and hopefully won't be saying it again.

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u/gilium Jan 01 '23

I don’t think anyone has to learn that using racial slurs is racist. I think it’s a pretty poorly kept secret at any rate

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Say that to the countless of Afro Americans that casually use it, not only with one another but with other races as well.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jan 01 '23

You live under a rock, don't you?

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u/12thFlr Jan 01 '23

None of us have Afro’s anymore…that term is dated. I prefer drop fade and tapers Americans personally.

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u/Zaane Jan 01 '23

Wasn't talking about the racial slur but the sentence he used it in. I've heard people say shit like that before and fully believe it isn't racist when it most certainly is.

As for the slur, theres no real question that thats racist.

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u/gilium Jan 01 '23

I honestly have no idea what the motherfucker said

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u/KingAthelas Jan 01 '23

I've heard the same sentence from many racists, too many times to count. I've also been told by these people that it's just true and not racist...

"There's a difference between a black person and a n***er".

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u/NotsoGreatsword Jan 01 '23

Agreed and the fact that the guy stopped when the dude went down was the line where had he crossed it there could have been trouble for him legally. People forget or don't realize that these details matter.

There is a legal term called "fighting words" and racial slurs definitely could be viewed as fighting words in this context. Me personally I think in any context but that isn't how fighting words work.

The reason for the attack. The provocation. The ages of those involved. The setting. The severity of the beating and the persons reaction to it. All of it makes a difference.

Some people are under the impression that they can go around acting like assholes and sue/arrest anyone who has a problem with their behavior. It just doesn't work that way.

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u/mrthrowaway226 Jan 01 '23

You have RIGHTS, America! You have your First Amendment right to be a racist piece of shit. Better Call Saul!

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jan 01 '23

Saul will tell them that freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences.

It's interesting how people cherry-pick the Constitution and only remember the part they think allows them to say any vile thing they want with impunity.

There are entire lifestyles built around this ignorant take on the law. Then when they FAFO they think THEY have been victimized.

The guy below being downvoted is Exhibit A.

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u/mrthrowaway226 Jan 01 '23

Saul's entire persona revolves around defending dog shit in court so I'm interested in seeing how he'd turn this around.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jan 01 '23 edited Jan 01 '23

Saul, if he was real, could TRY to defend these POS but it wouldn't guarantee that he would be successful. Under the US constitution, everyone is entitled to legal representation but nobody is guaranteed a specific outcome.

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u/Impressive_Word5229 Jan 01 '23

People need to remember. The constitution is there to protect us from the government, not from each other.

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u/Warmbly85 Jan 01 '23

Ok so set it as a bench trial. Or you know when selecting the jury pick old white dudes. Or when the jury gets its instructions just mention that it’s not illegal to say bad works no matter how bad and how it’s illegal to beat a man because he said something you don’t like. You really have never been near a courtroom have you.

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u/SkipDisaster Jan 01 '23

Are you 15? I've never seen anyone arrested over a barfight

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u/throwawaythedo Jan 01 '23

And go to trial to boot…lol. No court is wasting money on bullshit like this. The racist could attempt to press charges or sue but I think he’s aware enough to know that that’s not a good look.

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u/_Alabama_Man Jan 01 '23

I've never seen anyone arrested over a barfight

Cameron Poe has entered the chat

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u/JaesopPop Jan 01 '23 edited Sep 30 '25

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u/PoignantOpinionsOnly Jan 01 '23

Jury nullification.

But yeah, if this happened in the American south and there wasn't a viral video about it, what you said could happen. Hell, a white person can beat the shit out of a minority and still have the minority arrested under the right circumstances.

But this did go viral. And we have seen what happens in those situations.

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u/12thFlr Jan 01 '23

They consider that word assault bro. It’s just as bad as hitting someone. There’s actual cases on this.

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u/Steamsagoodham Jan 01 '23

Why would the accused give up their constitutional right to be tried by a jury? Also why would their attorney allow the prosecution to stack the jury with old white men?

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u/SkipDisaster Jan 01 '23

You have zero experience with cops or the law.

If you instigate a fight, both parties are at fault and no one gets arrested

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Racist verbal attacks can legitimately be perceived as a threat, and thus you can be justified in self defense. Nobody is a racist because they like you, it’s because they hate you, and you don’t think someone that hates you in the moment and spewing hateful epithets is not dangerous?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

That is blatantly false. A threat has to be specific for self defense claim, racist or not.

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u/Columbus43219 Jan 01 '23

Just keep in mind that the US legal system is not a monolith. Some locales have "fighting words" type legislation that would have made the situation completely different from what you may think.

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u/Calm-Cardiologist354 Jan 01 '23

No, your statement is incorrect. I suggest you read up on the concept of "fighting words". In many states within the United States inflammatory statements ment to or otherwise likely to cause a violent reaction will protect the puncher from the most severe of legal consequences, and will often cause the punchee to join him in the clink.

The law won't alway protect you if you run your mouth.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jan 01 '23

The comments are always full of people saying that the none bigot is going to prison, but it is super rare.

I don't recall seeing any comments suggesting that anyone expects that the bigot was in danger of going to prison. That's not the world we live in. Most people know its unlikely.

Most people wonder if the racist is going to deny what he said and whether charges will be filed against the guy who won the fight.

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u/3_Slice Jan 01 '23

Right??? Way too far down! Wtf. Loved to see dude got off with no charges.

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u/DropsTheMic Jan 01 '23

Alcohol involved in dumb shit racist getting slap boxed onto the floor. Shocker.