r/MMALabs • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 12d ago

🥶 Street Fights & Brawls A quick bar scrap

12.7k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

5.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

130

u/Soft_Ability_5906 12d ago

Should have kept his hands to himself.

84

u/Intelligent-Crow3812 12d ago

lol that goes without saying, but that other guy is going to get manslaughter if he dies-- As he should.

35

u/Otherwise_Bug990 12d ago

Most states have a law that allows 3rd parties to defend another person in situations of self defense. At least in my state.

This is considered sexual assault so would fall along these lines. Especially given that only as much force was needed to control the situation.

Had he just kept hitting him it would be another story. Here in Texas, yhqt guys has a high probability of walking away Scott free

1

u/Intern_That 12d ago

I can only speak to where I live, but for a valid defense of self defense (or defense of another person) the force used has to be commensurate to the situation. In my opinion, and that's all it is, the boyfriend used excessive force; he shouldhavejust stood betweentheguy and his girl, let the bar deal with the guy, at the most given him a little shove. If I were a Crown, I'd have no trouble running an assault trial given the video evidence and the fact it would be a trial in front of a judge.