(03-28-2022, 10:59 AM)Mick Wrote: It's one thing to privately admit that you're gay, or that you have alopecia. It's quite another to have someone out you in front of billions of people. That costs you acting jobs and income.
She's talked about her condition for years, made Instagram video posts about it, given numerous interviews, there was no outing last night.
(03-28-2022, 12:28 PM)teejers1 Wrote: How can you watch that tape and NOT think Smith is 99% in the wrong here? And a guy with problems. First, he laughed at the joke; then decided to walk up to him and whack the dude; then he compounded it by yelling expletives repeatedly. And all this after Rock sorta backtracked from his joke ("Aww, c'mon. That was mild."). My impression, anyway.
Yeah, Will, this world is all about you. Please.
Chris Rock handled himself very well, all things considered.
Agreed.
(03-28-2022, 11:42 AM)TrumpCard Wrote: I saw the LAPD statement that they would be available to take a report if the "other individual" wanted to pursue it. I would be interested to hear from folks here who might be familiar with criminal law proceedings on the county level in California. Is it the norm for the DA to forego assault charges whenever the victim declines to file a report, even if other evidence besides the victim's testimony would be sufficient to obtain a conviction?
My understanding is that in domestic violence situations police are compelled to make arrests regardless of the victim's stated position, but that in other situations they have discretion, e.g. if two men get into an altercation in a bar, no injures result, neither party wants to pursue it, then police will generally take the same stance as they've taken in this incident.