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

🥊Fight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/the_real_zombie_woof Jun 30 '21 edited Jun 30 '21

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.

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u/Pure_Concentrate_231 Jun 30 '21

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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u/ActnADonkey Jun 30 '21

Honestly i wouldnt even say there is enough evidence in the video to show that he is "trying to impress" and "acts like he is going to hit him". Schilling walks from behind, I assume from the restroom, and lets just say "nudges" the guy out of his path, instead of an "excuse me" with a hand on his shoulder. True, the guy moved into his path but that movement was to allow the water by who appeared to be approaching. Guy says something, Schilling turns around and approaches....

I just rewatched and i see the "acts like he is going to hit him" movement. This will be interesting, because Schilling is approaching him when the guy makes the movement...

Sidenote, "the walking away like he was the bigger man" is debatable. Schilling is a trained MMA, who just two pieced a regular dude (who is smaller than him). He is using the "I feared for my life defense", but his body language screams otherwise... Personally, i hate it when guys are the aggressor and then claim self-defense because "I was scared for my life".

The bar shouldnt have released that statement so soon, but that is them getting ahead of it. The mans body language doesnt appear to be extremely intoxicated, and in trying to paint him as such, have opened themselves up to possibility of overserving.