"Mutual Combat Laws" Let Superhero Trounce Racist
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So you're saying it's fair to suckerpunch someone who has given up and dropped their guard if there's a possibility they're only pretending to surrender?AzrealMaximillion said:
To me, an experienced professional fighter dominating a rowdy amateur (both physically and with verbal taunts) until he gives up, and then proceeding to rough him up for good measure, just seems like a dick move. If not criminal assault, as it would be classed in most countries (or states, even).
Vigilantism is a can of worms in its own right, too.
I'm trying to look up the law now. I don't know what the conditions are to end the fight. In "Fight" by Eugene S. Robinson, there's an account of a Brazilian Jiujitsu student who killed a man but wasn't charged because the fight was "mutual combat."James Joseph Emerald said:
Either way, I think Phoenix was well within his rights to finish the fight that his opponent was begging for.
You can call it a sucker punch all you want, but if you think that getting decked within 2 seconds after dropping your hands in a fight is unfair, that tells me you've probably haven't been in a lot of fights. Growing up in the inner city I can tell you, the "honourable fight" is a feel good idea.James Joseph Emerald said:
Most fights are not fair. This was not the UFC or boxing, and the cops fully expected a KO from one side. Its not like Jones wound up for a haymaker either. It was a quick shot to the jaw. The punch came so quickly after the guy saying, "I give up", the whole sucker punch argument is negligable.
A better example would have been if Jones had hit the guy while his guard was down a for a few seconds and not just barely a second and a half like in the video. Calling it that a sucker punch is really reaching here.
Hiding your identity with a mask is technically illegal, they probably did ask him to take it off.ProtoChimp said:
OT:This reminds me of the rapper know as "The Game" videotaping himself beating another rapper up whilst recording it with his iPhone in one hand while slugging the guy with the other. That video was like watching a 1st person match of Fight Night.
sweet I'm gonna dress up in my super villain costume and go sell drugs now, and run red lights (sinister laugh)
Oh yeah?! Well I grew up in a quiet suburb in a country which is 90% agricultural farmland. And, well, I was going to turn that into an ironic joke, but now that I think about it, it's really fucking dangerous where I live. We've had several murders, including a gang-related assassination, several drug busts, one of my friends was nearly killed when randomly attacked with a glass bottle, and two more of my friends were beaten and mugged by four scumbags right outside their house.AzrealMaximillion said:
Though I'll concede I've never been in a real fight.
Then again, I don't think you can really call the fight in that video "real" either. Not that it was staged, but real fights certainly don't look like that.
This was more of a "duel", which seems a bit more subject to rules of fairness. Especially if done within the law.
To be honest, those two guys (especially the smaller one) were looking for trouble too. In my country, I've had the same situation happen to me, where a bunch of guys just decided that they need to beat someone up. Without any provocation. So if he stays on the side of "beating people up because they asked for it" I'm allright with this.redmoretrout said:
Yes, fights tend to get more messier when there are no rules and it's not one-on-one. This said, he throws some mighty fine kicks in there. Still jumps around like those kick-boxers do, but he has some form.James Joseph Emerald said:
Even though it's kind off cool, it's still sad to see people resort to physical violence.
The loud-mouthed little prick that took his shirt off: I have never wanted to see someone get knocked out so much...
Hahaha! Go go Pheonix!
I love how the gang is going all "BAWWW CHEAP SHOT!!". Like they wouldn't have done any if they'd have had the chance.
A stupid thug fought a bigger fish...and got eaten. It's like that Casey story all over again. You pick fights, you risk poking the sleeping dragon in the eye.
I love how the gang is going all "BAWWW CHEAP SHOT!!". Like they wouldn't have done any if they'd have had the chance.
A stupid thug fought a bigger fish...and got eaten. It's like that Casey story all over again. You pick fights, you risk poking the sleeping dragon in the eye.
Oooh, real life super hero!
**watches video**
Damn! ^^ I think I have a crush on Phoenix Jones now. That wasn't just awesome, it was sexy awesome. Plus that uniform - did it look that awesome before? I remember it being more Kick-Ass and less Avengers.
**watches video**
Damn! ^^ I think I have a crush on Phoenix Jones now. That wasn't just awesome, it was sexy awesome. Plus that uniform - did it look that awesome before? I remember it being more Kick-Ass and less Avengers.
Haha, that Phoenix...I've been subscribed to his newsfeed on Facebook for some time now. Apparently, he ran a fundraising drive over the summer (think it was something like $5000) to get new body armor. He's awesome.Bara_no_Hime said:
I'd fund that Kickstarter!crazyrabbits said:
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That was supposed to be sexual innuendo, but I'm not sure it really worked out as such....
This needs to be a universal law. If the guy happens to be an MMA fighter, your fault for screwing with them.
