Wow, just read this thread after seeing it on the front page for the past few days.
Avoided it because I'm tiring of the Worldstar vids but... holy shit this thread is ratchet.
Besides some of the woman hating comments, I think their are good arguments from both sides.
Too bad seeing the ladies turn on one another (cocoa, Lone and Legacy ((when and why did you change your name?)). Coca did throw some subliminal shade but she unfortunately had a point in her post.
It was a little harsh but there was some truth in it.
When it comes to the video, jeez man.

It was excessive and I wouldn't have gone that far but I wasn't in that man's shoes.
I'm 6'5" and 265 lbs. If I had a little rat like that chick 1st, swing on me and 2nd, had the AUDACITY to jump the counter and come in a restricted area I would have been shocked.
Shocked that someone would be crazy enough to come at me like that when I am clearly more physically imposing then they are.
I instantly would have suspected that they may be holding something because no sane person/female would step to a total stranger unarmed when they're obviously at a supreme physical disadvantage.
While I see Legacy and Lone's stance on excessive force, it does see like the audacious nature of someone JUMPING over a counter and coming at the guy was glossed over... as if this was an everyday occurrence. Cats have been getting sliced with razors for years.
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As you can see it that video, that chick was like 3'7" and she buck 50'd dude.
Also, question for Legacy. Forget the few who are the woman haters (not all of BGOL nor the rule) or the ones who think that beatdown was 100% justified for a moment,
do you think that this thread got such an emotional response out of you because the end result was a black man beating on two possibly gay women? Just an observation.
You seem to gravitate to the gender war threads, fight the usual suspects, then paint the entire board with one dark brush.
I agree about Black men being men and not putting yourselves in situations but things like this happen a few times in life because people are nuts. I would have removed myself from the situation either verbally or physically but again, what happens when this crazy person jumps over the counter and grabs the metal rod or hot grease? If running away isn't quick enough are these very rare occasions ok to do?
Not saying this is ideal, but rarely this may be a sad but final solution.
I've never hit a woman and don't ever plan on it but honestly, I don't know how I would have reacted. Dodging, Subduing, or Running are options after avoiding
but what if that chick got to the hot grease with the fries?

I ain't about to look like Darkman.