Play Nice Cowardly assault at Melbourne vs Hawthorn match

[Lampers]

Well the victim said he shouldn't have knocked the drink and that's as far as it should go. Physical assault on the other hand....

That’s good he took responsibility.

Did you see all the other inflammatory stuff the victim has done in the past? It’s not a once off, it’s a pattern.

It’s probably a pattern for the thug too and likely alcohol related. A good bloke doesn’t go around trying to punch people in the head. If he can’t handle his drink, he shouldn’t drink.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

he did deserve what he got... you don't smash a guys beer out of his hand no matter what problems you've got

He might have got what he deserved but the intent was more and someone will any ability and it could have been very dangerous. 10 year ban from games/MCG IMO.

 

[PP34]

Didn't look like the thug called him anything going by the news vision.

Well someone was filming which would be incredibly strange unless they had been arguing for a while so it obviously could have occurred then.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

alcohol factor in 99.9% of fights at footy.

It's why I dont drink at footy in games involving my boys- too many emotions.

as others have said- AFL will never ban it- but I personally wouldnt have a problem if booze banned at footy- perhaps could only be served for a certain amount fo time- eg not during game time??

In the US at the NFL at 3QT that's it they cut everyone off.

 

[FastLane]

he did deserve what he got... you don't smash a guys beer out of his hand no matter what problems you've got

what a load of crap

disabled guy with (likely) emotional regulation issues knocks drink out of hand boozed up knob. (would lay serious $$$ more went on prior to this)
boozed up knob responds like all 'manly' men and belts the disabled guy.

The stronger and by far more manly thing to do would be to walk away.

It's watered down pish after all.

what a guy

 

[FastLane]

In the US at the NFL at 3QT that's it they cut everyone off.

fair enough- allows time to sober up

 

[PP34]

alcohol factor in 99.9% of fights at footy.

It's why I dont drink at footy in games involving my boys- too many emotions.

as others have said- AFL will never ban it- but I personally wouldnt have a problem if booze banned at footy- perhaps could only be served for a certain amount fo time- eg not during game time??

I don’t really drink at my own teams games. I don’t get why people do. I find myself not concentrating on the game a whole lot if I’ve had a fair bit to drink.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

That’s good he took responsibility.

Did you see all the other inflammatory stuff the victim has done in the past? It’s not a once off, it’s a pattern.

It’s probably a pattern for the thug too and likely alcohol related. A good bloke doesn’t go around trying to punch people in the head. If he can’t handle his drink, he shouldn’t drink.

What the victim has purportedly done in the past has nothing to do with the situation.

 

[Echoes]

I Don't think it matters, you've got someone with a disability being assaulted. Asking why is asking if there was a good reason.

Grabbing someone who clearly wasn't aggressive and punching them in the face isnt justified

I understand what you are saying, but would it make it ok to thump someone if they weren’t disabled?

The disability just makes it more cowardly, but any sort of violence is unacceptable.

Let’s not lose sight of that.

 

[Captivating]

I don't care what that disabled person said, there is NO reason to react physically.

Melbourne supporter should be charged and banned for life.

 

[Strange Cat]

Seriously anyone that thinks knocking a drink out of your hand is proper grounds to physically assault them doesn’t deserve to be out in public.

It’s called restraint

Beside the courts don’t take into account provocation, hopefully this dickhead cops goal time.

 

[Saint12]

The guy clearly carries on as though he is untouchable at the footy but was called out. Melbourne bloke wasn't to know his mental state of mind.His parents/carers should make sure he is not a disruption to others going about their day at the football.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

That’s good he took responsibility.

Did you see all the other inflammatory stuff the victim has done in the past? It’s not a once off, it’s a pattern.

It’s probably a pattern for the thug too and likely alcohol related. A good bloke doesn’t go around trying to punch people in the head. If he can’t handle his drink, he shouldn’t drink.

What stuff?

 

[Strange Cat]

While the violent response is in no way justified and needs to be dealt with harshly, the victim knocked the perpetrator’s drink out of his hands to trigger it.

Drink knocking deserves a talking to and is poor behaviour, the punch deserves criminal action and AFL/Club sanctions.

Shows how poor your emotional control is that you can justify violence over a spilt drink

Just ban the grog and lifeban the dickheads with poor emotional restraint

 

[Saint12]

Seriously anyone that thinks knocking a drink out of your hand is proper grounds to physically assault them doesn’t deserve to be out in public.

It’s called restraint

Beside the courts don’t take into account provocation, hopefully this dickhead cops goal time.

I've never thrown a punch in anger but if some fool came up and deliberately smacked a beer out of my hand with no provocation I would not hesitate to swing back

 

[Gralin]

he did deserve what he got... you don't smash a guys beer out of his hand no matter what problems you've got

No he didn't. Losing a drink does not equal the right to punch someone in the face.
Even worse is your suggestion that there is no possible excuse for knocking a drink out of someone's hand while saying that it justified assault

I understand what you are saying, but would it make it ok to thump someone if they weren’t disabled?

The disability just makes it more cowardly, but any sort of violence is unacceptable.

Let’s not lose sight of that.

Yeah I didnt mean it was only the disability that made it wrong

 

[Gralin]

I've never thrown a punch in anger but if some fool came up and deliberately smacked a beer out of my hand with no provocation I would not hesitate to swing back

But that's just it, you aren't swinging back because they didn't swing

 

[Frank Gallagher]

No he didn't. Losing a drink does not equal the right to punch someone in the face.
Even worse is your suggestion that there is no possible excuse for knocking a drink out of someone's hand while saying that it justified assault


Yeah I didnt mean it was only the disability that made it wrong

But surely deliberately smashing a drink from a person's hand is a violent act.

 

[megatiger]

But that's just it, you aren't swinging back because they didn't swing

Still didn't keep his hands to himself it's an offensive action that has caused fights since the dawn of time, just ban alcohol at the footy

 

[Strange Cat]

The guy clearly carries on as though he is untouchable at the footy but was called out. Melbourne bloke wasn't to know his mental state of mind.His parents/carers should make sure he is not a disruption to others going about their day at the football.

That’s why we have security and seriously I seen dickheads acting like dickheads at games without the urge to punch them

If they are knocking drinks out of your hand or very verbally well over the top have a chat to the security about it.

People just need to grow up

 

[HairyO]

$5,500 for pitch invasion, $500 for common assault.

We really do have our priorities right.

 

[Strange Cat]

But surely deliberately smashing a drink from a person's hand is a violent act.

There’s no justification for physical violence


Get security involved ...it’s simple

 

[Strange Cat]

I've never thrown a punch in anger but if some fool came up and deliberately smacked a beer out of my hand with no provocation I would not hesitate to swing back

Swing back? Why resort to violence over a spilt drink

Take a good look at yourself

 

[megatiger]

Swing back? Why resort to violence over a spilt drink

Take a good look at yourself

There's spilling a drink, then there is offensively smacking one out of someone's hand, no need to be too PC

 

[Lampers]

You haven’t comprehended the point.

This one off situation was bad.

The puncher by far the worst behaved.

The victim has history which illustrates inability to make appropriate decisions.

The past is relevant to how each person should be dealt to.