Quote:I understand the distinction, but for the purposes of this discussion, I include the more preemptive measures in the "intervention" analysis.  In other words, the intervention, for these purposes, is not restricted to AFTER the first punch was thrown.

 

To me, his culpability, whether legal or moral hinges on what happened leading up to the video.  Because of that, and because we have no way of knowing what transpired prior to what TMZ has shown, or for that matter, what was said during the video, I withhold judgment.