Comments on: Las Vegas reporter slaps annoying drunk on camera

By: Michaelk42

Michaelk42 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:01:55 +0000

Crap, I missed this one before now.

HAHAHAHAHA

Yes, it is hilarious. As is jonesy taking his normal “hard line” on who can do what. XD

By: Scott Chamness

Scott Chamness — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:32:44 +0000

No, it’s not just you Carlos. I found it hysterical. Made my day, as did helping to point out what an idiot jones was.

By: Karl Mansoor

Karl Mansoor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:09:21 +0000

I’m with you on seeing the humor from the expressions of the news gals.

Personally, I also see some humor in some of the contradictory comments here.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:56:39 +0000

Am I the only guy who sees the humor in this?

By: genewitch

genewitch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:44:50 +0000

jones @ 11

After being slapped in the face, the drunk was a victim of battery. Not assault.

jones: 0

Nice try though. And i could care less about some reporter pushing/slapping a drunk. Nevermind the fact that public intoxication is a crime in and of itself. That may or may not have a bearing on the legality of bitchslapping and/or shoving someone that is invading your personal space.

By the way, you’ll note that the drunk guy actually grabbed the reporter’s arm first. it’s not like the news-guy escalated it to some obscene level, like EVERY VIDEO OF COPS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE.

there’s your clotting rebuttal, jones.

By: Karl Mansoor

Karl Mansoor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:59:45 +0000

Seriously Jones, look how vigorously you defended the officer depicted in Carlos’ post from 2/25/09 , Overly aggressive Chicago cop caught on citizen video

It seems now you have a vastly different standard for a reporter who is likely not trained how to defuse tension and not empowered by the government nor required to protect and serve the public.

By: Karl Mansoor

Karl Mansoor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:44:52 +0000

Jones,

I don’t know if your response at #13 was for my question or not. It doesn’t seem to answer it if you meant it to.

Don’t read any more into my question to you at #12 than what is there. If you are inclined to answer, just do so at face value.

By: jones

jones — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:32:10 +0000

They are in a public place, if the guy is interfering with your report either cut away or just deal with it. I think that would have been a pretty entertaining interview if he decided to talk to the guy instead of attacking him.

Because he is live on the air you make it sound like he has some type of authority. Your going to run into drunks in Vegas, that shouldn’t surprise anybody, deal with it without violence.

By: Karl Mansoor

Karl Mansoor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:29:10 +0000

Hi Jones,

I couldn’t help but notice your comment at #7.

You said, “If he can’t handle a drunk with a little more professionalism maybe he shouldn’t be working in public.”

Couldn’t we apply that same thought to police officers who fail to use professionalism when they encounter the public as in many of the examples seen on this blog?