Quote:Stop avoiding the question. If a man is being beaten to death, should he still follow the gentleman rules of never hitting a woman? If a woman is bigger, stronger, and faster than a man, and that man is unable to flee, why should he forfeit the right to defend himself from injury/death simply because of gender?

 

 

You say men should NEVER hit women. Never implies that you think man should accept injury/disfigurement/death in the "extreme" cases I mentioned.

 

Let me preface this comment by saying I completely understand your line of thinking when it comes to violent women who have the propensity to seriously hurt/murder someone male or female, and that should not be taken lightly at all especially in today's society that is breeding violence as a resolution to conflict.

 

When it comes to Bethel, he clearly had a chance to walk away, and not escalate the situation by hitting back and breaking her jaw. If charges were filed, a DA could make the same reasonable assumption that he had a chance to restrain himself and keep the confrontation from escalating even with the woman initiating the incident. He had a chance to retreat and he didnt. Bethel breaking her jaw could be just the tip of the iceberg in regards to his character and how he handles conflict, he is just lucky the female started the confrontation this time so that could help him avoid charges. 

 

My personal take on this is Bethel should still be suspended, charged and receive counseling. Watching the video, the woman took a hard swing at him, but he knew the power his swing could do damage with and it was unnecessary.

 

Bethel is playing a sport where he is going to be challenged both physically, and mentally. Some opponents will use this as a bait into fights, if he dosent learn how to control his emotions, there will not be a third chance for him.

 

http://youtu.be/GftPWpPnwvI

 

There is a reason why Jay-Z did not swing back, even though he had all the reason to. It was because he knew the strength he had could seriously hurt Solange.

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