Hardcore wrote:

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#1 Anyone can claim anything in a lawsuit. It doesn't have to be factual. In fact, I know of a man who sued police officers claiming he was disabled, as he did pushups in his cell during the trial.

#2 Who goes to a bar at 2 AM looking to recover a lost phone and jewelry? Sometimes when you pick a fight, you get one.

#3 I've seem many cases plead from assault to harassment. In fact, I remember a Scranton cop being dragged on the hood of a car for two blocks and then thrown from the car when it crashed and the defendant only was guilty of harassment then, too.

Like "Car 18" said, "There's an old saying, something to the effect..If you go looking for trouble..be careful because you might find it."

Couldn't agree more.

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Hey, kick the sh!t out of him if he attacks. There's nothing anywhere in any report to indicate the kid attacked. NOTHING. Meanwhile, there's plenty to support that Barrett continued the assault after the kid was down.

Anyone who has been in the position of having the advantage of seeing the "other guy" down knows what should happen next. You stop. Onlookers stop fights when one guy goes down, so knock off the fvcking "he deserved it" crap. There's another old saying, "Grow the fvck up". If the shoe was on the other foot and the kid continued to beat Barrett while he was down and defenseless, he'd still be serving time.

Harassment my ass. Threatening to break a guys nose and dislocate his jaw is harassment, not actually doing it. That's called assault.