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Alan Ritchson : Update - Neighbor Confrontation Video Released

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Allegedly Attacks Neighbor In Front of Children, Watch Video
Reacher" star Alan Ritchson might've thought he was still shooting an episode of his popular show Sunday, because we have video of him allegedly beating the hell out of a neighbor in Tennessee.

Watch the clip ... you can see what appears to be Alan going toe-to-toe with a man while two kids, who are allegedly the actor's children, appear to be nearby on motorbikes.


The alleged victim, Ronnie Taylor, tells TMZ ... this all started Saturday when Alan was riding his green Kawasaki bike through the quiet, well-to-do Nashville suburb. Ronnie claims Alan was flying at excessive speed, revving his engine and disturbing the peace.

He admits flipping the bird at Alan, and he claims the actor returned the gesture.

Fast forward to today at around noon ... Taylor says Alan came through the neighborhood again, allegedly speeding, and this time with 2 youngsters on their own motor bikes.


Taylor says he asked Alan, "Can you f**king stop this please," which is when things allegedly turned physical. Taylor says he went to the cops and reported that Alan punched him in the face and kicked him. Taylor claims Alan then fell off his bike, got back up and tried to run him off.

Taylor also told cops that a tussle ensued, where Alan allegedly hit Taylor in the back of the head.

Taylor accuses Alan of hitting him "at least 4 times" while he was on the ground, which has allegedly left him with bruises and swelling.

Taylor told cops that Alan rode off, but he claims neighbors saw the whole thing. Taylor tells TMZ that he did not go to the hospital.

Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ that there is an investigation stemming from an incident between both these parties, but no arrests have been made.

We've reached out to reps for Alan ... so far, no word back.
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Theres a way to talk to people... sounds like this guy went full asshole from day one and learnt a lesson with a knuckle kiss.

The US sue culture stops cunts from learning important lessons
 
Davevil said:
all i see is roid rage
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He openly admits to being the ass first, and again theres a way to talk to people.

Stop him, ask him please not to speed, theres kids around, next time notify law enforcement .

Sounds like the guy thought he was a tough guy, learnt a quick lesson and now hes crying like all whimps do after a Whooping.

Also I doubt this is the full story... you getting one side
 
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The people defending him punching his neighbor for using words is wild. Add to the that the video of him punching a guy repeatedly that's down on the ground and clearly not a threat. Sure, we don't have the whole story, but it would have to be insanely different from what was already said to justify things, which isn't likely as Ritchson pays no attention to the dude he just roughed up when getting his bike up again.
 
StueyDuck said:
He openly admits to being the ass first, and again theres a way to talk to people.

Stop him, ask him please not to speed, theres kids around, next time notify law enforcement .

Sounds like the guy thought he was a tough guy, learnt a quick lesson and now hes crying like all whimps do after a Whooping.

Also I doubt this is the full story... you getting one side
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Which side of the story? He lands the first punch and continues with the guy almost on the ground.
 
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Davevil said:
Which side of the story? He lands the first punch and continues with the guy almost on the ground.
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So you hear one thing and absolutely believe every sentence

It sounds more like you just want Alan richson to be a bad guy then to know what really happened.

Just because someone throws fists first doesn't mean the cunt didnt deserve it.

It sounds more to me like this lad thought he can mess with a famous person.

Got fed a knuckle sandwich
 
StueyDuck said:
So you hear one thing and absolutely believe every sentence

It sounds more like you just want Alan richson to be a bad guy then to know what really happened.

Just because someone throws fists first doesn't mean the cunt didnt deserve it.

It sounds more to me like this lad thought he can mess with a famous person.

Got fed a knuckle sandwich
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Unless the video is edited out, what jurisdiction do you live in where the first striker gets a free pass because he was verbally abused?
 
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Based on the video here I don't think it's so clear-cut. We don't know exactly what caused the incident. The other guy doesn't seem to be acting like a victim, more like a douche. And the way the motorcycle is on the ground seems like Ritchson had to swerve or something.

Time will tell.

 
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Davevil said:
Unless the video is edited out, in what jurisdiction do you live in where the first striker gets a free pass because he was verbally abused?
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I dont care about jurisdiction...

See thats what I mean about US sue culture.

Its this mentality that leads to people being aggressive against law enforcement in the US and thinking they should face no consequences.

I dont believe anyone should be allowed to behave however they like so long as they "dont throw the first fist".

For all we know the neighbor has been aggressive for a while now and Alan just had enough and snapped. It happens.

EDIT: also, Alan is with his children, no father will accept someone belittling him or berating him in front of his own kids.

Like I say, if you have an issue like someone speeding, theres a way to go about it where no one is hitting anyone.

Something provoked this and its amazing to me that your brain thinks its just wacky man with his roid rage, like Russell crowes fighting round the world bit in south park. Its a cartoonish way to view something
 
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Davevil said:
Unless the video is edited out, what jurisdiction do you live in where the first striker gets a free pass because he was verbally abused?
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We also dont cancel someone instantly because a guy punched someone that might have potentially put his kids in harms way, unless you're one of those "believe all women" type of guys in which case dont bother replying.
 
StueyDuck said:
I dont care about jurisdiction...

See thats what I mean about US sue culture.



EDIT: also, Alan is with his children, no father will accept someone belittling him or berating him in front of his own kids.
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Teach your children to think before they act. If Alan had some self control and intelligence, he might have been able to talk his way out of this rather than using violence.

Violence has a place, but only as a last resort in self defence. You don't teach your kids to beat the fuck out of people over hurty words, unless you want them to grow up to be beta male snowflakes.
 
The Cockatrice said:
We also dont cancel someone instantly because a guy punched someone that might have potentially put his kids in harms way, unless you're one of those "believe all women" type of guys in which case dont bother replying.
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not instantly... but how you recover from a video like this?
 
IDKFA said:
Teach your children to think before they act. If Alan had some self control and intelligence, he might have been able to talk his way out of this rather than using violence.

Violence has a place, but only as a last resort in self defence. You don't teach your kids to beat the fuck out of people over hurty words, unless you want them to grow up to be beta male snowflakes.
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I'm not saying what he did was right, I am saying that we don't know the circumstances behind this event, and to purely decide Alan is the literal devil because he threw hands first is a bit blindsided.

Sometimes a dude needs to be punched; it helps them mature and think things through. The problem is when you remove absolutely all consequence from an aggressor because they didn't physically strike first.
 
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StueyDuck said:
I dont care about jurisdiction...

See thats what I mean about US sue culture.

Its this mentality that leads to people being aggressive against law enforcement in the US and thinking they should face no consequences.

I dont believe anyone should be allowed to behave however they like so long as they "dont throw the first fist".

For all we know the neighbor has been aggressive for a while now and Alan just had enough and snapped. It happens.

EDIT: also, Alan is with his children, no father will accept someone belittling him or berating him in front of his own kids.

Like I say, if you have an issue like someone speeding, theres a way to go about it where no one is hitting anyone.

Something provoked this and its amazing to me that your brain thinks its just wacky man with his roid rage, like Russell crowes fighting round the world bit in south park. Its a cartoonish way to view something
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I taught my kids that violence is the last refuge of the competent myself.
 
IDKFA said:
Teach your children to think before they act. If Alan had some self control and intelligence, he might have been able to talk his way out of this rather than using violence.

Violence has a place, but only as a last resort in self defence. You don't teach your kids to beat the fuck out of people over hurty words, unless you want them to grow up to be beta male snowflakes.
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This was someone just being a Karen and asshole. Hell just on my block, it gonna be least once a month, maybe twice, the kids gonna be riding up and down the neighborhood with there bikes. Its sucks cause the bikes are loud. But in time, u kinda just get use to it and they kinda blend into the background noise
 
TDiddyLive said:
The people defending him punching his neighbor for using words is wild. Add to the that the video of him punching a guy repeatedly that's down on the ground and clearly not a threat. Sure, we don't have the whole story, but it would have to be insanely different from what was already said to justify things, which isn't likely as Ritchson pays no attention to the dude he just roughed up when getting his bike up again.
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how do you know he was only using words? Because the guy said so? Have you heard Alan's side of the story?
 
StueyDuck said:
In a perfect world, sure, but it's also important to teach kids to be able to defend themselves and not submit because someone is being loud.
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I also taught them "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me". Alan Ritchson should have submitted because he was doing something stupid and bothering his neighbors. I'm not surprised he was dumb enough to double down and try to hit somebody given his lack of consideration.
 
I doubt he's going to be canceled, a meat head actor doing meat head stuff is hardly surprising. Legally he's also probably fine, his lawyers will instruct him on what to say "happened" and he might not even catch a charge, striking the guy when he's down does complicate things slightly.

I don't care for ritchson as a person or an actor so the civil lawsuit will be fun.
 
Mr Reasonable said:
Nah, you shouldn't have to tell people to not be idiots.

Also, telling someone to "fucking stop" isn't a license for them to punch and kick you.

You're backing the wrong team.
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Do you not exist in the real world?

Not everyone is going to see your point of view, so getting aggressive with them instead of talking to them politely is your galaxy brain idea of handling a situation because someone wasn't reading your mind on exactly how you want them to behave and act.

There is no team to back here, there's understanding how to be an adult and not, your on team childish tantrum which, guess what, got a childish tantrum response.

LyricalShrike said:
I also taught them "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me". Alan Ritchson should have submitted because he was doing something stupid and bothering his neighbors. I'm not surprised he was dumb enough to double down and try to hit somebody given his lack of consideration.
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Some of you guys live in fantasy lands.

Whether what Alan was doing was right or wrong, there's a proper way to handle things, and if someone is aggressive toward you, especially when your family is nearby, whether you are right or wrong, you will defend yourself, and you should, and you absolutely do not wait for the first fist to come your way, anyone who has been in a fight before will tell you that you want to land the first punch, the first punch usually wins.

Teaching your kids to stand up for themselves when someone is aggressive towards them is 100% more important than teaching them to live in a fantasy where "just say no" means nothing bad happens.

Again, we do not know the inciting incident here...
 
Yeah, I'm gonna wait until we get more video or neighbor testimony to form an opinion. With how his bike laid down, we have no idea what started it. For all we know, the neighbor threw something at him that caused him to lay his bike down while riding.

There's not enough info here and all people are doing is judging him based on their preconceived notions. But if Alan did attack the guy unprovoked? Yeah, fuck him.
 
StueyDuck said:
Some of you guys live in fantasy lands.

Whether what Alan was doing was right or wrong, there's a proper way to handle things, and if someone is aggressive toward you, especially when your family is nearby, whether you are right or wrong, you will defend yourself, and you should, and you absolutely do not wait for the first fist to come your way, anyone who has been in a fight before will tell you that you want to land the first punch, the first punch usually wins.

Teaching your kids to stand up for themselves when someone is aggressive towards them is 100% more important than teaching them to live in a fantasy where "just say no" means nothing bad happens.

Again, we do not know the inciting incident here...
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The instigating incident is that he was joyriding on unregistered bikes through a suburban neighborhood with children which already violates multiple laws (and sets a terrible example if they are his children). Alan is in the wrong unless proof comes out showing that the other guy physically assaulted him.

I live in the real world. Why would I risk my career, health, or the safety of my kids just because somebody is yelling at me? Tennessee is a stand your ground state after all. I would walk(or ride in this case) away. I would apologize if my neighbors were that pissed and use my wealth to trailer the bikes to a course because I don't like to shit where I sleep.
 
The fact that the bike was in gear when Alan try to get it up (that's why the bike moved when he got it up by the throttle) and the helmet on the ground tells me that there's something we don't know about the circumstances yet.

That's not how you stop a bike to fight someone that yelled at you. (Biker assholes never take the helmet of when fighting ;)

Guesswork?
The guy probably charged the bike while yelling the "can you fuckinf stop please?" so Alan felt of the bike. And we only saw the end of the entire thing.

That could be why the bike and the helmet end up in that way.
 
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The way people overreact over some hurty words is pathetic.

There are polite ways to ask things but even being a slightly asshole doesn't justify a full on assault.

These kind of cunts who overreact end up killing people sometimes. How many times do you read stories angry pissed off man punches someone in the street who then fell to the ground and hit their head and died.
 
Gp1 said:
The fact that the bike was in gear when Alan try to get it up (that's why the bike moved when he got it up by the throttle) and the helmet on the ground tells me that there's something we don't know about the circumstances yet.

That's not how you stop a bike to fight someone that yelled at you. (Biker assholes never take the helmet of when fighting ;)

Guesswork?
The guy probably charged the bike while yelling the "can you fuckinf stop please?" so Alan felt of the bike. And we only saw the end of the entire thing.

That could be why the bike and the helmet end up in that way.
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Or the guy just yelled from the side of the street, Alan looked his way maybe flipped the bird again lost control and fell off his bike. Angry and embarrassed he took it out on the guy.
Plenty of scenarios either way, but I would generally err on the side of the guy punching someone in the middle of an expensive suburb being the one in the wrong.
 
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