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[mitch1971]

Lmfao, some of you actually condoning physical violence

Reacher fans.

 

[AJUMP23]

I thought this would be about that singer dissing a kid.

 

[StueyDuck]

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.

Its sounds like you are trying to completely resolve any consequence from the one party of this situation and the bike ride was not the inciting incident, the response is.

Alan didnt hit the guy because he was speeding, thats a silly line to connect here.

In the real world you learn to handle things properly and If the neighbor handled it exactly how he says he did in his own words, then I can see how this incident occurred.

I dont care where you shit or eat, if a grown man starts getting aggressive with you in front of your own children you are not going to just drive away.

At least I hope not, because the lesson there is to run from adversity and never stick up for yourself, to be a conscientious objector.

Again we dont know what happened. Just what one guy who already admits hes an asshole in his own telling of this story and the last 10th of a full incident on video.

 

[StueyDuck]

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.

He should not be allowed on a bike if thats what makes him lose control of it

 

[Inspector Q]

Obviously, we need to know more info.

I am definitely not a fan of people speeding around suburbs, though. Of course, we don't even know how fast he was actually going, but I fucking hate dickheads who speed through neighborhoods where there could be kids or pets running around. Seen enough dead roadkill that could have easily been prevented if us humans weren't complete fucking morons.

Once again, though...was he going 30? Was he going 60? Seeing as how there are a million doorbell cameras everywhere...everything will be revealed at some point.

 

[Davevil]

I'll wait for the investigation. Too many variables to really know what's gone on here. Also, lol at the thread title - reaching much?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

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.

Yeah ok, it's totally reasonable to blame someone who got punched and kicked because they said "fucking." Galaxy brain indeed.

 

[LyricalShrike]

Its sounds like you are trying to completely resolve any consequence from the one party of this situation and the bike ride was not the inciting incident, the response is.

Alan didnt hit the guy because he was speeding, thats a silly line to connect here.

In the real world you learn to handle things properly and If the neighbor handled it exactly how he says he did in his own words, then I can see how this incident occurred.

I dont care where you shit or eat, if a grown man starts getting aggressive with you in front of your own children you are not going to just drive away.

At least I hope not, because the lesson there is to run from adversity and never stick up for yourself, to be a conscientious objector.

Again we dont know what happened. Just what one guy who already admits hes an asshole in his own telling of this story and the last 10th of a full incident on video.

I'm being objective. This situation doesn't happen if Alan took his kids biking at a course like a responsible person. The situation doesn't happen if Alan gets the hint and goes elsewhere after being flipped off by the guy for the first time. Alan's irresponsible actions kicked off this chain of events. Alan chose to turn an argument into a fistfight. Alan is undeniably at fault. You're also downplaying the fact that the video isn't in a random public place, it isn't at Alan's house. The event takes place in front of the victim's house. Do you teach your kids that its OK to be a public nuisance around other people and assault them if they get upset? And you accuse me of living in fantasy. I bet you would also be bitching if the neighbor had done the responsible thing and let the police formally handle the matter.

I dont care where you shit or eat, if a grown man starts getting aggressive with you in front of your own children you are not going to just drive away.

At least I hope not, because the lesson there is to run from adversity and never stick up for yourself, to be a conscientious objector.

You have to be doing a bit now. I'm sure the multi-millionaire riding expensive bikes through a rich suburb truly faced a moment of adversity when called out for acting like a cunt by a pudgy middle aged guy half his size. That teaching your kids to avoid needless conflict will make them into "conscientious objector". Hilarious stuff.

 

[AJUMP23]

I think the guy has been a butt hole for a while. Probably won't ruin his career there will be a lawsuit and a settlement. Guy will probably be fine.

 

[jason10mm]

Canceling an action star for getting into a fight with another dude? Ain't gonna happen.

 

[OverHeat]

Go Alan go!

 

[JimmyF]

Perhaps they had sex and Alan found out he's pregnant.

 

[analog_future]

• Mark Wahlberg literally performed a hate crime, still super successful
• Jon Hamm abused a frat member so badly he broke his spine and nearly lost a kidney, still super successful
• Coco Chanel was literally a Nazi, still super successful
• Boy George handcuffed his boyfriend to a wall against his will, wouldn't let him go, and beat the shit out of him, still super successful
• Rick James kidnapped and tortured a 24 year old women for 3 days, still super successful
• Anthony Kiedis, Steven Tyler, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent have all admitted to sexually abusing minors, all still successful
• Sean Penn tied Madonna to a chair against her will and abused her for 9 hours, still super successful
• John Lennon is an admitted wife beater and abuser, still super successful
• Pete Townsend used his own credit card to access a child sexual abuse site, still super succesful
• Brad Pitt is accussed of physical abuse from Angelina Jolie, and his own children have disowned him, still super successful

But yeah, Alan Ritchson punching some rich asshole is definitely going to end his career

 

[Fbh]

I doubt they will permanently cancel him over this.
He just got into a fight with another dude, it's not like he liked a "problematic" tweet or posted something edgy on social media 15 years ago.

 

[AJUMP23]

• Mark Wahlberg literally performed a hate crime, still super successful
• Jon Hamm abused a frat member so badly he broke his spine and nearly lost a kidney, still super successful
• Coco Chanel was literally a Nazi, still super successful
• Boy George handcuffed his boyfriend to a wall against his will, wouldn't let him go, and beat the shit out of him, still super successful
• Rick James kidnapped and tortured a 24 year old women for 3 days, still super successful
• Anthony Kiedis, Steven Tyler, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent have all admitted to sexually abusing minors, all still successful
• Sean Penn tied Madonna to a chair against her will and abused her for 9 hours, still super successful
• John Lennon is an admitted wife beater and abuser, still super successful
• Pete Townsend used his own credit card to access a child sexual abuse site, still super succesful
• Brad Pitt is accussed of physical abuse from Angelina Jolie, and his own children have disowned him, still super successful

But yeah, Alan Ritchson punching some rich asshole is definitely going to end his career

Didn't Russel Crow also beat up a mater'd with a phone or something?

 

[adamsapple]

Didn't Russel Crow also beat up a mater'd with a phone or something?

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Different story suddenly:

 

[Trilobit]

Lmfao, some of you actually condoning physical violence

Do you think violence is never warranted? For example if someone starts acting hostile towards you and your family?

We don't really know what happened in this event so I have no opinions either way.

Edit:

Different story suddenly:

 

[jason10mm]

Different story suddenly:

Reacher LOSING the fight, now that might end his action career

 

[swaffles23]

Tennessee is a stand your ground state, just saying

 

[midnightAI]

Different story suddenly:

 

[The Cockatrice]

Different story suddenly:

Basically, he, the neighbor, fucked around and found out. Happens all the time.

 

[Davevil]

so my fault ? video is cut?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Neighbor could've talked with him nicely with a better deescalated approach and I bet the outcome would've been favorable for everyone.

Seems more like jealous raging by the neighbor than anything, really.

 

[poppabk]

Canceling an action star for getting into a fight with another dude? Ain't gonna happen.

The fact that some random suburban guy wasn't even trying to fight back but still only walked away with a few bruises and then Alan immediately lost control of his bike like a dork might have a bigger impact.

 

[Sonik]

Sorry but anyone who believed a video conveniently cut just at the right time where Richardson attacks the other guy is a goddamn idiot

The only thing that worries me is that Hollywood is so cucked nowadays that Richardson might lose opportunities because of this even though he's a pretty good action star

 

[Robot Carnival]

why would you even pick a fight with someone that size? like, look at him! dude is jacked as hell and tall as a tree.

edit: I just realized that the same question also applies to the assholes in the Reacher series that try to mess with him.

 

[AJUMP23]

This is the better controversy right now



Better Memes

 

[calistan]

why would you even pick a fight with someone that size? like, look at him! dude is jacked as hell and tall as a tree.

edit: I just realized that the same question also applies to the assholes in the Reacher series that try to mess with him.

I think the guy assumed he could say whatever he wanted without consequence because it's a famous actor, and I'm in front of my own house, and no way is he ever going to... oh shit, he's a-coming!

Reminds me of the idiot in this video, who won't stop mouthing off at a former pro heavyweight boxer, and ends up starched. Justice was served.

 

[Sub_Level]

Man unless its in pure self defence you don't wanna swing at someone on the street like that. That is incredibly dangerous and risky behavior. What if he had a weapon?

 

[Gp1]

Different story suddenly:

Like I said, there's no such thing as a stupid biker fighting without the helmet. Too many advantages...

 

[kpopSuperstar]

• Mark Wahlberg literally performed a hate crime, still super successful
• Jon Hamm abused a frat member so badly he broke his spine and nearly lost a kidney, still super successful
• Coco Chanel was literally a Nazi, still super successful
• Boy George handcuffed his boyfriend to a wall against his will, wouldn't let him go, and beat the shit out of him, still super successful
• Rick James kidnapped and tortured a 24 year old women for 3 days, still super successful
• Anthony Kiedis, Steven Tyler, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent have all admitted to sexually abusing minors, all still successful
• Sean Penn tied Madonna to a chair against her will and abused her for 9 hours, still super successful
• John Lennon is an admitted wife beater and abuser, still super successful
• Pete Townsend used his own credit card to access a child sexual abuse site, still super succesful
• Brad Pitt is accussed of physical abuse from Angelina Jolie, and his own children have disowned him, still super successful

But yeah, Alan Ritchson punching some rich asshole is definitely going to end his career

There are also a billion examples of people losing their careers over being an asshole, this is nonsensical cherry-picking with no context.

 

[Ishma3L]

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.

I agree. Could be "victim guy" was trying to draw out a physical altercation so that they could capture it on camera, but only the part where Alan looks to be at fault.

Need more context.

Still, not a great look.

 

[GymWolf]

Different story suddenly:

Imagine instigating a fight against a literal mountain of a man.

 

[Nankatsu]

Typical Reacher plot twist.

He gets framed, turns out he is innocent

 

[StueyDuck]

Yeah ok, it's totally reasonable to blame someone who got punched and kicked because they said "fucking." Galaxy brain indeed.

Do you always believe the first thing you read online?

Because no one ever lies, especially when theres cameras and fame involved

 

[StueyDuck]

Different story suddenly:

Still need more information but that does vindicate alot of what I have been saying

 

[Smiggs]

Typical Reacher plot twist.

He gets framed, turns out he is innocent

Shit, season 4 viral marketing in action!

 

[DeepEnigma]

I think the guy assumed he could say whatever he wanted without consequence because it's a famous actor, and I'm in front of my own house, and no way is he ever going to... oh shit, he's a-coming!

Reminds me of the idiot in this video, who won't stop mouthing off at a former pro heavyweight boxer, and ends up starched. Justice was served.

Bro didn't even see that punch coming while he was telegraphing his arms in everyone's faces.

 

[StueyDuck]

I'm being objective. This situation doesn't happen if Alan took his kids biking at a course like a responsible person. The situation doesn't happen if Alan gets the hint and goes elsewhere after being flipped off by the guy for the first time. Alan's irresponsible actions kicked off this chain of events. Alan chose to turn an argument into a fistfight. Alan is undeniably at fault. You're also downplaying the fact that the video isn't in a random public place, it isn't at Alan's house. The event takes place in front of the victim's house. Do you teach your kids that its OK to be a public nuisance around other people and assault them if they get upset? And you accuse me of living in fantasy. I bet you would also be bitching if the neighbor had done the responsible thing and let the police formally handle the matter.



You have to be doing a bit now. I'm sure the multi-millionaire riding expensive bikes through a rich suburb truly faced a moment of adversity when called out for acting like a cunt by a pudgy middle aged guy half his size. That teaching your kids to avoid needless conflict will make them into "conscientious objector". Hilarious stuff.

So Alan is not allowed to enjoy activities with his children if the neighbor doesnt like it, thats just silly.

There is no "hint" here. The aggressor came out in an aggressive state, the world doesnt work in hints, this isn't highschool, if he didnt like what Alan was doing then you speak to him privately and try reason, if that doesnt work you call authorities. The aggressor here is not in the right at all and its ridiculous that people here think he is.

Also just because Alan is famous and has money that means he should be belittled in front of his children... really? Thats the line your going for? So because the kids have a rich father they shouldnt learn lessons of Pride, standing up for themselves and humility?

Weird ass take.

And yes teaching people that the second something gets difficult to run away is what a conscientious objector is.

 

[calistan]

Bro didn't even see that punch coming while he was telegraphing his arms in everyone's faces.

He fucked around and found out, although I doubt he can remember much about it. Luckily there's always the video to remind him.

Shame the Reacher actor is all muscle and no power, that dweeb should have been left twitching on the ground.

If anything that's the more damaging part for his career - somebody like Tom Hardy would probably have done a more thorough job, and if I was a casting director I'd bear that in mind.

 

[DeepEnigma]

He fucked around and found out, although I doubt he can remember much about it. Luckily there's always the video to remind him.

Shame the Reacher actor is all muscle and no power, that dweeb should have been left twitching on the ground.

If anything that's the more damaging part for his career - somebody like Tom Hardy would probably have done a more thorough job, and if I was a casting director I'd bear that in mind.

Or he was thinking about lawsuit city, just gave him enough to humble him a little.

 

[Meicyn]

He fucked around and found out, although I doubt he can remember much about it. Luckily there's always the video to remind him.

Shame the Reacher actor is all muscle and no power, that dweeb should have been left twitching on the ground.

If anything that's the more damaging part for his career - somebody like Tom Hardy would probably have done a more thorough job, and if I was a casting director I'd bear that in mind.

Nah dude, Alan gave just the right amount of feedback. No power? It's called holding back. We all know he could have beaten that dude to a bloody pulp. He exercised restraint, that speaks volumes about a person's character.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Everyone should be cautious of taking just one side. The problem here is we see someone attacking a downed person who is trying to get up that when manages to do so still doesn't attack the other. Simply on optics alone that's pretty damning. Also good fucking luck thinking physical violence is fine because someone said some mean stuff. Regardless of how it started, it's doubtful this is going to kill Alan's career. Not in the Trump era anyways although he might have to dip into some of that Dr Squatch cash to pay the other guy off.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Still need more information but that does vindicate alot of what I have been saying

Seems like the neighbor tried to kill him

 

[DeepEnigma]

Seems like the neighbor tried to kill him

Neighbor was big mad his wife swooned over the Reacher shower scenes.

 

[calistan]

Or he was thinking about lawsuit city, just gave him enough to humble him a little.

Didn't look like he was thinking much at all - after he picks up his motorcycle he accidentally twists the throttle and loses control of it.

I wonder what led to him dropping the cycle in the middle of the street with the engine running?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Didn't look like he was thinking much at all - after he picks up his motorcycle he accidentally twists the throttle and loses control of it.

I wonder what led to him dropping the cycle in the middle of the street with the engine running?

Adrenaline is a hell of a thing after a confrontation.

 

[calistan]

Adrenaline is a hell of a thing after a confrontation.

It's all very unReacherlike. I couldn't imagine Ethan Hunt having a fight with a bad guy, then being so flustered that he jumps off a skyscraper while forgetting that he didn't pack a parachute.

 

[Meicyn]

It's all very unReacherlike. I couldn't imagine Ethan Hunt having a fight with a bad guy, then being so flustered that he jumps off a skyscraper while forgetting that he didn't pack a parachute.

Reality and fiction are two very different things. I don't understand what you're going for here.