I don't think cops should have the right to close-fisted punch someone in the face, but then again I don't think I've ever seen anyone like this who so clearly deserved a punch in the face for his behavior.

>> ^SDGundamX:

I don't think cops should have the right to close-fisted punch someone in the face, but then again I don't think I've ever seen anyone like this who so clearly deserved a punch in the face for his behavior.


I would rather be punched in the face than tazed

"Don't Fist Me Bro!">> ^baashar:

>> ^SDGundamX:
I don't think cops should have the right to close-fisted punch someone in the face, but then again I don't think I've ever seen anyone like this who so clearly deserved a punch in the face for his behavior.

I would rather be punched in the face than tazed

Really? I've never been punched or tased -- but doesn't a punch last a lot longer? Might get you a broken nose? Burst a blood vessel in your eye?

That is a real question -- I know that once you get tased, you don't ever want to be tased again.

But given a choice?

Anybody out there can give us an informed opinion? Or is baashar informed? Have you been subjected to both, baashar?

>> ^baashar:

>> ^SDGundamX:
I don't think cops should have the right to close-fisted punch someone in the face, but then again I don't think I've ever seen anyone like this who so clearly deserved a punch in the face for his behavior.

I would rather be punched in the face than tazed

@SDGundamX, @baashar and @bareboards2

If you look carefully, the hooligan is not punched, but open-hand slapped (or "palmed") against the ear, in order to stun him without leaving any lasting injury. It looks to me as though the cop reacted as best as he could to bring the individual under control.

Thanks @hpqp....

I just found this in NYTimes Magazine, in an interview with Louis CK -- I still don't know how it compares to tasing:

Your FX show, “Louie,” is starting its second season this week, and it’s no stretch to say that one of the best things on TV last year was the scene in which you backed down from a fight with a high-school kid while you were on a first date. Is it realistic to let a kid get the best of you like that?


Why would I have fought that guy? Because he’s saying some things? I’m 43, and I’m a father. I’m not going to screw around with that. If you’re a cartoon character or most TV characters, sure, you’ll fight, because the punches are juicy-sounding and they don’t leave marks. But in real life, if somebody punches you in the eye, it doesn’t make any noise and your eye is swollen for, like, six months. It’s a nightmare to get punched in the eye. If people end up thinking I’m a pussy, terrific. As long as it’s compelling and they say, “Let’s watch that pussy on TV next week.”