Quote:What really troubles me is the way it's being reported.  one site says that after a period of pushing and shoving the VICTIM tries to push him off her and he responds with a vicious punch.  They don't mention the fact that she threatened him with an open fist, tried to knee him and then swung with an open fist at him.

A real man would step back, walk away and find another place at the bar to order his Shirley Temple. The only time a man hitting a woman is justified is if the woman possesses a deadly weapon and shows clear intent to use it against the man. Otherwise, it's on the man to walk away and call the cops if the situation warrants it (this one didn't).

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