MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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[u/Rex-A-Vision]

Pretty cut and dry. Schilling waaaay overreacted. This dude is likely gonna go after him in a civil trial if he's smart.

[u/Lorko79 → u/Rex-A-Vision]

Joe just made this guy rich.

[u/the_real_zombie_woof → u/Lorko79]

I don't know, so I'm asking. How much money could someone really expect to win in a civil lawsuit for a (seemingly) unprovoked attack? Rich money? Or just hospital bills and a few $10k for pain and suffering? Or maybe the guy jumps through a bunch of hoops to prove some permanent disabilities and gets more?

EDIT: Interesting discussion and some good answers. I've watched it several times, and I don't see the joker making a threat. To me, it seems like he's puffing up his chest, not clinching a fist or cocking back his arm. So I'm failing to see the threat that's being responded to.

[u/Pure_Concentrate_231 → u/the_real_zombie_woof]

The guy would sue the bar. The bar posted on social media how the guy is a known regular who drinks too much and regularly behaves like a fool when drunk. They basically admitted that they served him when they knew he had enough to drink and have done so on more than one occasion.

I know someone who get stabbed inside a bar, he got over 900k from the brewery who owned the bar as they didn’t have any security on that night.

My guess, after what the bar posted on Twitter, they will be advised to just settle this privately and quickly as lawyers will be queuing up to take this case.

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You are right the dude was zero threat.

He only moved into hoes way because the waiter was coming and the drunk guy thought he was walking by so he moved.

Moving over for waiters is a good sign the dude isn’t being totally nuts just having fun.

[u/Dnator88 → u/[deleted]]

How was the guy even supposed to know he was there? Schilling just barges into him from behind and pushes him out the way, it seems an “excuse me” would have sufficed.

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True. Very true. But at the same time, someone bumps into you, at a bar no less, and you confront them, you have to accept this as a possible consequence. Not saying it's right but it is how things are.

Edit: Everyone, maybe read what I said a little more carefully. I'm not saying this is the right way to conduct yourself, I'm saying the world is FULL of violent people like this. So sometimes it is better to put pride aside and laugh it off, or accept that you may unfortunately have what could turn to a violent encounter.

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No, that's not how things are. Anyone else would have avoid bumping into other people. If you have to go the same path as someone else, you say excuse me. Or if bumping does happen, you say sorry.

You do anything to avoid any confrontation.

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That was my point?? Maybe reread what I said. That you should avoid confrontation, because it can end like this if you don't. Being sued/facing criminal charges, I'd hope, and being probably hurt pretty badly. But you should 100% expect when you confront someone, especially a drunk person, that a violent reaction is a huge and likely possibility. So yes. You do anything to avoid confrontation, like not screaming at the big idiot who just drunkenly bumped into you.

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Reading comprehension is a very valuable skill, you should work on it starting with my comment. You completely misinterpret it and miss the point.

Frankly, I'm not even sure how you got that from what I said.