Jim Carrey believes Will Smith should have been arrested for hitting Chris Rock. Do you agree with Jim Carry?

[Heartache0405]

Yes, I agree with Carrey

No, I do not agree with Carrey

[HighlyVolatile]

Not really, sorta. I don't see what's the big deal. Chris Rock made the most tasteless joke about Will's wife, Will slapped him in retaliation, and no one got seriously hurt in the end. Are there psychological or medical bills involved for either of them?

Of course, the law might call it some type of assault but I don't agree with laws anyway. The law doesn't make it illegal to cheat on partners, for example, and I think that's a much bigger deal than slapping someone.

I guess in a sense given the laws, Will Smith should be prosecuted. But I don't think the laws are right anyway.

[HighlyVolatile]

Let's say though that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock and Chris Rock fell down to the floor, crying, "Why did you do that! Boo-hoo. [Whimper whimper]. I'm hurt, I'm hurt! Somebody help me from Will Smith! I can't feel my face! I can't feel my legs! I'm dying! Please, Will Smith, don't hurt me anymore!" Then maybe Will Smith went too far. But you know, Chris Rock seemed fine. He was able to joke, have some fun, no problem. No one got hurt in the end.

[Birdlegs]

I understand what you’re saying but just because it doesn’t hurt him necessarily doesn’t mean it’s not still illegal. It’s assault either way especially considering people can very easily get knocked out or worse if a slap is placed just right.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Birdlegs Yeah, but I don't know. Maybe I'm born in the wrong century. Some of the people expressing so much shock and outrage over this can do far more real damage like lying and cheating and gossiping. This is just a little conflict between two men who jabbed each other in their own ways and both seemed to escape largely unharmed. Just some bruising of egos, maybe, no hospital, no psychological trauma. I really don't see what's the big deal.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Birdlegs Actually I think all these people who stand up and shout, "This is so outrageous! Arrest this man!" are fucking things up for all of us. Because say you slapped me over some tasteless joke I made. I don't think it's a big deal. We can work it out. We can make peace, have some beers. But now the crowd is making a massive deal over it and it's messing up our whole bond between two men.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Birdlegs The outrage people turn little battles into epic wars, you know what I mean?

[Birdlegs]

Of course if this was just some normal altercation on the street I would agree but due to the circumstances of these two being verryyy famous people at an award show with millions of people watching just minutes before Will went up to receive the award for best actor. I think he definitely needs to be held more accountable for his actions

[HighlyVolatile]

@Birdlegs Yeah, the whole award show thing is sort of messing me up as well as the thing being a comedy routine. I'm still sort of trying to relate it on the streets and maybe I'm messing up a bit in my thinking. Lots of people said I'm so wrong thinking it was no big deal, but I still think like I'm on the streets.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Birdlegs I think another thing messing me up is this whole cancel culture stuff we got now. That seems so based around mob/group outrage and pointing fingers and ruining people's reputations. It seems -- if people will forgive my lack of better words -- so damned girly and weak, cowardly! So maybe with this stuff, I'm not thinking straight. Like Will Smith might not have been the strongest man mentally here but at least he was direct. He didn't go around gossiping and trying to cancel Chris Rock or something for a bad joke. He just went up and slapped him.

[AviatorTom]

That was assault and Will Smith should be prosecuted. Mist have a feeling that he won't be... just a verbal "slap" by the Academy.

[Anonymous]

I definitely think security should've at least escorted Will Smith out of the building after he attacked Chris Rock. It was ridiculous that he went back to his seat and kept yelling.
Then stuck around to accept an award, lol.
It just goes to show that certain people can get away with a lot in that business.

[LovingLoverReturned]

So long as people are arrested for emotional abuse.

[Anonymous]

he is right and he is white

Black people think it was ok like 75 to 25

White people think it was a crime , like 80 to 20

This is why White people don't riot and black people do. It is how you view rule of law. White people value it and black people don't.

[normalice]

I mean, when it comes to assault it is up to the victim and chris rock didn't press charges. So, instead ill say if Chris rock had pressed charges I would have agreed with him.

[TonyV]

Will was in the wrong, he needs to get his shit together.

[anylolone]

Fined and voluntary work? Yes, arrested? Nah.

[Agape93]

Nope

[BarryLiverstone]

Nope, it was staged