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Originally posted by ChuckElias
The thing that amazes me is that they were sympathetic at all to the violinist. I thought the point of your tale was to show Rut that Artest's behavior would not be acceptable, even in a different setting (contrary to his explicit claim).
You want us to conclude that it's ok for a concert violinist to vault into the audience and pummel a drunk concert-goer?!?! 
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Not at all Chuck. I think what jdDuke is saying is that you cannot treat anybody anyway and not expect they are always going to turn the other cheek. I have read for the past week all this talk about how Artest is a bad guy and he should have never done what he did. But what about the fans and their behavior? What about the actions of individuals that think that because they pay money to go to a game, they can act in any manner, no matter how disrespectful they are. I know if I go to a store and the clerk does not do something I do not like. I do not throw something at them. And I sure would expect some kind of reaction from someone in that case. Maybe they would lose their job, but I still would treat them with dignity and common respect. Whether that would be cursing at them or calling them a name to embarrass them. I would not do that because for the most part they would be doing their job. If they are not doing their job, I do not go back to that store or I complain to a manager or headquarters of that job.
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
How about this story? Girl in a bar is told by a male patron that her fashion sense stinks. She's deeply insulted (or perhaps merely drunk). She throws her drink in the guy's face. The guy then beats the girl. How sympathetic is that guy?
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"Nobody is beyond an a@@ whoopin."---Chris Rock.
If the girl did not want her *** beat, she should not have thrown her drink at anybody. Where I am from, it would not be the guy that beats her behind, it would be the women closest to that man at that time (girlfriend, wife, and friend).
I know I would not have much sympathy for a person that threw a drink and in return got their behind kicked as a result. But that is me. I do know this, I know not to call a woman out of her name in a public place and expect no one is going to confront me. I do know that very well. I might have to deal with her boyfriend or man closest to her.
Peace