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Originally Posted by Phage
Two things:
1) Look at what I was responding to: Sweeping generalizations about how other people's relationships ought to be.
2) It was nonconsensual? Ehh? I don't see anywhere paulskinback reports even having talked to the girlfriend, and her not having pressed charges seems to indicate that she has consented to it so far. Don't you think the woman should have some say in the matter, or is she irrelevant?
Oh reeeally? So you would say that if someone was bruised in football then it would be a crime? How about if they were sparring in martial arts practice or for fun? How about having rough sex? How about if they both just hit each other because it is none of your darn business?
There are some majorly wrong assumptions being made in this thread, mainly that you have any justification to tell them what they can and cannot do in privacy with their own bodies.
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I did talk to her briefly, although I don't know her as well, and she said that he hit her, but seemed like by her response she wasn't too bothered (maybe this has happened in her past relationships?? I dont know)
I am the one who is bothered about the situation because I don't know if I can keep a friend who hits women, booze or not. Here is an update on the story...
He thinks she drinks too much, and can't handle it or her when she's drunk. He sometimes gets out of control when he's drunk (in the past has got into trouble with police etc) but fairly minor situations, and was a teenager etc so I let it pass.
Two and two together, he tried to calm her drunkness and shouting, restrained her, pushed her out of his face. She hit him and he retaliated. My thoughts are, if i were him, she hit me, i walk away and leave her. I couldn't ever hit a girl/woman.... but he did... it angers me that he saw nothing wrong with that, I don't want him to do worse in the future...