(11-14-2014 05:45 PM)speakeasy Wrote: I'm just now seeing this. I cannot believe there are dudes that would white Knight for these bitches.
(11-12-2014 11:19 PM)Rang off the Pipe Wrote: Found a better article about the aftermath of the incident. It turns out the guy was a bouncer coming off a 12-hour shift. He also plans on suing the city over his arrest.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-...-1.2008463
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(11-14-2014 04:43 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:(11-13-2014 04:57 PM)Foolsgo1d Wrote: What could this situation have turned into if there was conceal and carry?
You can't respond with deadly force to non-deadly force.
He'd be on his way to a long time in prison if he shot her.
WIA
Quote:The man filmed slapping a woman in an early-morning NYC subway brawl has been cleared of all charges.
Jorge Pena, 25, was one of four people arrested after a fight erupted on the F train as it pulled into West 4th Street station around 5 a.m. Saturday morning.
Authorities determined that Pena acted in self defense after an allegedly drunk woman, Danay Howard, hit him with her stiletto, according to Gothamist. Howard was determined to be the aggressor, and is charged with felony assault and disorderly conduct.
In video of the incident, which has more than 4.9 million YouTube views, Howard can be heard verbally antagonizing Pena, making fun of his fur hat and telling him that his jacket "came out in 1990" before ultimately taking a swing at him.
Pena, who is the tall man in the 8-ball jacket, responded with an open-handed slap that sparked a brawl in the train car.
NBC New York reports:
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Pena broke down crying thinking about how other women -- including his girlfriend, mother and baby daughter -- must perceive him.
The 25-year-old said he was bleeding profusely after being attacked with a 6-inch high-heeled shoe and had to defend himself. Otherwise, he says, he would never have hit a woman -- or anyone else.
Pena initially faced misdemeanor assault charges and spent four nights in jail. He was released on $1,000 bail Tuesday, his lawyer, Cary London, told the New York Post. Police confirmed the charges against Pena were dropped, the paper reported.
"This time the system worked," London told the Post. "Thank God for smartphones because the DA’s office was able to have all of the information in front of them at an early stage to show that our client did nothing wrong and acted in self-defense."
(11-14-2014 04:43 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:(11-13-2014 04:57 PM)Foolsgo1d Wrote: What could this situation have turned into if there was conceal and carry?
You can't respond with deadly force to non-deadly force.
He'd be on his way to a long time in prison if he shot her.
WIA
(11-14-2014 09:44 PM)Engineer Wrote: WIA,
She hit him with a stiletto heel to the ear/face from behind. He was bleeding. I think you can make a case that's deadly force:
"the apparently drunk straphanger, Shanique Campbell, poked fun at Pena’s jacket and his slight speech impediment before using her 6-inch stiletto as a weapon — hitting Pena behind the left ear and on his face."
No comment/opinion on the concealed carry aspect, but I'm thinking a competent attorney could convince me as a juror bleeding out your neck might be deadly.
(11-17-2014 01:45 AM)Quintus Curtius Wrote: Do we know anything about how this started? I've read somewhere that Jorge Pena and the clique of girls knew each other. But I can't tell.
(11-17-2014 09:22 PM)Switch Wrote: ^^^Holy shit look at the size of his hands in that article. They are like tennis rackets. That bitch is lucky she didn't die when she got slapped. 98 mph is no joke, the average man can probably barely hit 55 mph.
Quote:His lawyer Joseph Indusi, of London Indusi LLP, decried the fact that his client spent days in jail on a $1,000 bail for a misdemeanor, while Howard, charged with felony assault, was released without bail.
(11-17-2014 11:33 PM)monster Wrote: From the NYMAG Article:
Quote:His lawyer Joseph Indusi, of London Indusi LLP, decried the fact that his client spent days in jail on a $1,000 bail for a misdemeanor, while Howard, charged with felony assault, was released without bail.
(05-24-2015 09:49 AM)Suits Wrote: ^Paging forum lawyers.
Is this the pussy pass or could men who committed a similar assault expect a similar plea deal?
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Quote:But, despite being equal understatements of justice, they differ on one crucial element - bias. While Stratford was likely given leniency for having a dependent child, in my opinion, Slater got off (from a much bloodier crime) simply because she's a woman.
Last month, Bianca Hendry from Middlesborough escaped jail - despite having a previous conviction for battery - after biting the tip off another club-goer’s finger in a dance floor confrontation over 'stares'.
Similarly, on Friday, Victoria Willis from Darlington walked free from court after stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife at their home.
Her punishment? She was given a community order.
Earlier this year, Sheona Keith glassed a male clubber for simply smiling at her - but was spared jail by a judge. Instead, she was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £400 compensation by Judge Philip Wassall at Exeter Crown Court.
Had these been cases of men attacking women, then - quite rightly - they would've been given much stiffer penalties. But, in the same week where car insurance brokers are no longer able to discriminate against male drivers, the courts should be applying their policies equally, too.