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Originally Posted by IUgrad92
Trust me, no emotions here. Fact - Conscious, unconscious, really is not relevant. Fact - I really don't care what that kid was seeing at the time. Fact - This is "You hit me with a stick, so I'll club you with a bat".
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IU,
could you please tell us what you would have had when (Lawrence = A1/Wichata = B1):
- A1 secured loose ball then elbowed B1 in the midsection
- B1 got in A1's face on the way up the court
- A1 & B1 kept running their mouths at each on the way up the court
Those are the 4 events I saw leading up to B1 attacking A1. Two of those events A1 is at fault, one event both are, and one event B1 is at fault. So IMO A1 carries the most weight for "initiating" the incident. This, of course, in no way excuses or absolves B1 excessive response.
But those 4 events immediately preceeding the attack are called mitigating circumstances and I'm sure affect how a criminal prosecutor or civil court judge would view the merits of the case. It's not just a simple case of an unprovoked assault.
Of course, this is all JMO.