>She strikes him first, right?
>She decided it was all kosher to make it physical.... correct?
>
>
>Just answer that question before we go further. We're all
>agreed on that, right?
>
>I know, I know. B-b-b-b-b-but SHE'S A GIRL!!!!!!
>
>lol
>
>I will never, ever, ever, fucking EVER take pity on anyone who
>puts hands on someone and gets fucked up in response. Like....
>anyone. Ever. For any reason. Not unless you're a fucking
>toddler and the person you hit is more than a year older than
>you. Sure, if you're 5 and you hit a 15 year old. Once you're
>a teenager though? You've got no business hitting anyone.
>Ever. For any reason unless you've been struck first. But...
>if you're ten and hit another ten year old? Gloves are off.
>
>You can play all the gender wars bullshit cards you want with
>this one.
>You can talk all you want about "b-b-b-b-but was it equal
>force?".
>You can use the "boys don't hit girls!" stance.
>
>None of that shit really matters if you're being real about
>it. She's grown enough to know not to put her hands on people.
>If you can put your hands on someone, you can get hands put on
>you right back. You better be ready to get knocked into next
>week if you decide to put hands on someone else. You don't
>know what others are capable of or willing to do, and I'm
>sorry, but being a girl/old/young/disabled/insert "weaker" and
>socially protected status here will not protect you from
>everyone.
>
>You can say dude was older and should have been above that
>shit.
>You can say it would've been nothing for him to pay her no
>mind, or simply kick her off instead of engaging with her.
>You can say he shoulda pressed charges on her. Whatever. You
>can say ALL that shit all day, but it doesn't really matter in
>this case.
>
>The fucking rules are simple: if you're the initial aggressor
>in a physical altercation and at an age where you understand
>that there are potential consequences to your action, then you
>deserve absolutely zero sympathy of any kind. Period. You've
>revoked your right to the rules of civility. You've made the
>choice to say the rules that apply to everyone else don't
>apply to you. You've also placed yourself at the mercy and
>temperament of the person you've assaulted. That person may or
>may not have self restraint, and you're at their mercy
>entirely.
>
>Pretty much everyone in here is ignoring the physical
>aggressor. Her actions are tacitly considered acceptable when
>you vilify the response. There is no "She shouldn't have hit
>him.... BUT.". There IS no "but" in this equation. All that
>needs to be said is "she shouldn't have hit him", because NO
>person has ANY right to EVER put their hands on another human
>being. Period. If you're weaker than the person you hit, sucks
>to be you. You don't get free reign to put hands on people who
>are stronger than you, there are consequences to that shit.