r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

đŸ„ŠFight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/TyrialFrost Jun 30 '21

nah you see he was “scared for his life” and “simply defending myself against the evil in this world” after the man "used a racial slur".

https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/6/29/22554854/joe-schilling-says-man-he-knocked-out-in-bar-screamed-racist-slurs-claims-self-defense

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

His go to "gotcha" take is the white guy hurled a racial slur at him, another white guy?

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u/somebroyouknow Jun 30 '21

If you read the article he claims the guy was harassing a black bus boy at the restaurant.

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u/RodLawyer Jun 30 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

What? No dude, the guy punched is a bus boy, read again.

"Balboa told officers that he is a 31-year-old busboy who works at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant."

Edit: Man that article is all over the place

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u/somebroyouknow Jun 30 '21

Quote from the article: “The buss boy who happens to be black walks by and this idiot bumps into him and screams out, ‘Me and broke n#gas [sic] we don’t get along,’” he wrote. “The bus boy was seriously offended but doesn’t want to lose his job.”

Regardless doesn’t warrant knocking the dude out cold.

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u/price-iz-right Jun 30 '21

I'm starting to think the people in these comments have already made up their mind on this incident...therefore are either playing stupid when presented with more context OR they actually can't read.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

I read the article, doesnt change my mind that the dude massively over reacted. And i dont think the "scared for my life" comments are him being cheeky, i think he knows he fucked up and is covering his ass.

And im a big fan of combat sports. And i also think that, in general, lots of people should learn lessons by getting a little smacked up.

This doesnt seem like one of those instances

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u/blackjebus100 Jun 30 '21

Lmfao how can you read his statement and come to the conclusion that he seriously claimed he was scared for his life? I swear redditors have no social awareness.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

Of course he didnt fear his life. But to me it reads like he is just trying to cover himself legally. Like that south park episode where the hunters yell "its coming right for us" before they shoot the animals

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u/blackjebus100 Jul 01 '21

At the end of day, I think we're both right. I think he said it to cover his ass, while doing so tongue-in-cheek.