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zformationMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:23pm
I do not understand why it's NOT okay to punch someone in this situation. Why isn't the GS employee also being charged with harassment and assault? If I were that couple, I would not be able to rein in my anger. I would have punched the guy, too. And the fact that he is sustaining serious injuries is his own damn fault for being shitfaced drunk. On another note, the IB who is shitfaced before 6pm is such a common occurrence in lower Manhattan. I've witnessed at least 2 young, clearly Wall St. types with all their devices and wallets falling everywhere almost split their heads open on the floor of a bar or the sidewalk.
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  BPO5903zformation
  7/13/13 1:36pm
  Because:
  
  GIF
  
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  Cherith Cutestoryzformation
  7/13/13 1:38pm
  It is a conundrum of civilized society. Racist assholes deserve to get punched but no one has the right to just punch someone for being a racist asshole. Just like bank robbers deserve to get arrested but you don't have the right to just arrest him. Because using physical violence that could result in death or serious injury is not something we can encourage. And if we allow it in some cases where do we draw the line?
  
  Do I have sympathy for the racist asshole? No I would have wanted to punch him too. And what happened was a freak occurrence (he wouldn't have fell if he weren't drunk). But it is tough to make laws that say "you can assault someone when they X"
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PeteRRMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:24pm
He shouldn't have run. Running = evidence of guilt to the police, prosecutors, and the people too dumb to get out of jury duty.
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  Cherith CutestoryPeteRR
  7/13/13 2:08pm
  Well they already have witnesses to establish that so it isn't a huge concern.
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  tcubi104PeteRR
  7/13/13 2:32pm
  Yes that's where he made his mistake. He should have stayed put.
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semicolonMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:49pm
So why is it so relevant where the idiot works?
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  Cherith Cutestorysemicolon
  7/13/13 2:11pm
  The loss of his job at Goldman Sachs is both why he was so drunk and what he accused the n—-s of making him lose.
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  semicolonCherith Cutestory
  7/13/13 2:16pm
  Yeah, I get that, but I can't help feel that piece of information wasn't that necessary in the headline. As somebody mentioned in another comment thread, it is more "interesting" when somebody from Goldman Sachs gets the Schadenfreude treatment. A bit of sensationalism here if you ask me.
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JohnMcClanesSmirkMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:45pm
(1) Anti-wall street populism

(2) Shocking picture of a lifeless body

(3) New York-centric story

The Gawker hat-trick has officially been achieved.
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  Rocky ReedJohnMcClanesSmirk
  7/13/13 6:25pm
  If you want to go down to Wall Street and jerk off in support of the greedheads who melted down the entire US economy a few years ago, have at it, Biff.
  
  'Merica, fuck yeah!
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  JohnMcClanesSmirkRocky Reed
  7/13/13 7:04pm
  Not sure how my comment, in anyway, implies support for "Wall Street". Gawker engages in "anti-Wall Street populism", that's not a pejorative.
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Richard PunchMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:21pm
"Hooray! They got the bad guy!" - George Zimmerman supporters
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jasoneliasMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 2:03pm
All of those white guys who want permission to use the word "nigger" now you see what happens.

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  JohninLAjasonelias
  7/13/13 2:47pm
  If only we could bait Drudge into some similar situation.
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  CHIEF QUEEFjasonelias
  7/14/13 10:02am
  Agreed, and I wouldn't mind seeing a few more of these fools get their heads rocked for this type of behavior. Unfortunately it sometimes falls on the general public to teach them the important life lessons their mamas and daddies clearly didn't.
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StoneyButternutMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:23pm
Who would have thought that in a city so big, that he would run into the guy who took his job?
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FlamesOnTheSideOfMyFaceMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:29pm
Goldman Sachs you say?

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  Missypoo50FlamesOnTheSideOfMyFace
  7/13/13 1:35pm
  Sexiest. gif. ever!
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  BrokenloginMissypoo50
  7/13/13 1:58pm
  Mom?
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ShygurlMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:52pm
A drunken local CEO in Connecticut was arrested for calling a security guard a "nigger" (I didn't even realize we had that type of law here). http://articles.courant.com/2012-03-08/new…

Is this a common ordinance in other states?
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  GreenTeaPartyShygurl
  7/13/13 2:34pm
  http://www.trinicenter.com/forum/?num=106…
  
  Even if you are the same race, yes. Which is why the legal and socially acceptable [one race being able to say XYZ to another] are on totally different grounds. When someone says it is different, they are speaking about socially. Legally, racists can get owned.
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  ShygurlGreenTeaParty
  7/13/13 6:53pm
  In the middle of grocery shopping, so I didn't have a chance to read the entire article. But from what I saw so far, it's an interesting read.
  
  My mom was subjected to the "paper bag test" growing up. Just like most Blacks in America, my family is of mixed ancestry. But her mixed ancestry is more visible, she's the color of butter pecan ice cream.
  
  My mom, and I constantly talk about social issues, and she readily admits there have been benefits from being light skinned. Surprisingly the benefits mostly coming from her own race than from Whites.
  
  I mentioned to my mom that I noticed after my dad, and her split he appears to have a proclivity towards White women, or light skinned black women. She admitted he does, and that her skin complexion was what attracted him to her initially. I never delved into the specifics of his preferences with her.
  
  When I mention this "paperbag test" to my friends of other races, they are generally surprised to hear of racism/colorism(or whatever you wanna call it) within the Black community. One friend even went as far to say he believes I was exaggerating, and just using anecdotal evidence to prove my claims.
  
  My son is Black+Puerto Rican. Since was the age of 3 I tried to instill in him that despite the fact that his hair is what some Black folks may call "good hair", and his skin is "bright", it does not make him any better than anyone else. Some may get on my case for talking about social issues with a kid so young (he's 12 now). But I tell them if I don't instill in him a good idea of what it means to be a minority at a young age, he will grow up to be one of those idiots who put value, and worth into a skin tone.
  
  When I was younger I suffered from self esteem issues dealing with my skin color. Although I am not dark skinned, as a kid I always envied those with curly hair, and lighter skin. I remember I even went so far as to bathe in bleach thinking it would help. When I was 11 I started to suffer from temporary vitiligo. I was ecstatic, because I thought I would evenly turn lighter. I needed up a blotchy mess. Eventually my milk chocolate tone came back(for the most part). I don't know if it was a gradual thing, or something that happened suddenly. But I eventually realized I'm beautiful just the way I am. And I refuse to let another person, especially a fellow Black person tell me I'm less of a person because I'm not light.
  
  I remember growing up the worse thing you could call your classmate wasn't gay, or bitch. It was dark, or African. And this is what I'm hoping to change with the next generation. Even if I can only change one kid's idea of what it means to be Black it's a start.
  
  Like I stated earlier I didn't read the whole article, so my reply may have missed the entire point, and went off topic. Apologies all around if I did.
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GirlwithipodMax Rivlin-Nadler
7/13/13 1:25pm
Shocking his marriage and job are on the rocks.
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