bsharpish wrote:To be honest my indifference on the whole issue could be measured in parsecs, that said, how credible is any individual or business that resorts to such violence ?
The only established FACTS are - the vendor assaulted the customer the rest is hearsay , bullshit , smoke and mirrors
If the directors of your local supermarket kicked the crap out of a difficult customer ( no matter how provoked) and WERE CONVICTED of this offense by a jury of there peers would you think ..... hey lets be fair he has a side to the story ?
Nope - you'd think what a bunch of unprofessional, foolish, violent, thug-like twats
In principle you are correct of course, but life is not as black and white as you are making out.
You tell me, if someone (customer or not) is insulting your wife to you face, are you seriously gonna just turn the other cheek and say 'oh well'. No, the first reaction would be to knock him out.
In essence, conor was doing this to Karayiannas daily, an attempt to destroy him and the insults and abuse he gave them was akin to the example above. I am not condoning the beating, but I do understand it.
Its not just a simple case of a difficult customer getting a beating for a complaint, is it now???