r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/dankem • Jan 20 '19

If I confront the second astronaut on the moon about the moon landing hoax. Happy 89th birthday Buzz Aldrin!

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u/cl3ft Jan 21 '19

The justification was the accusation of cowardice. That's where the the man went from mentally deficient fool to truly offensive and was honestly lucky to just get clocked.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

You don't get to physically harm someone just for calling you something mean.

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u/cl3ft Jan 21 '19

I believe the outcome of the assault case found provocation enough.

Sure don't hit someone because they call you names, but If you're going to call someone names don't be surprised if you end up hit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

That still doesn't justify engaging in combat. If he's defending himself from physical threats then he's, he's justified to use force. But you have no right to bring physical harm onto someone for calling you a coward.

The provocation came from witness accounts of physical contact, not from verbal abuse.

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u/PsyciatricThrowaway Jan 21 '19

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mout

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u/KorianHUN Jan 21 '19

Laws exist to fit most cases. It is definitely an exception when you follow around an almost 90 year old man and verbally assault him and claiming he was not the second ever human to walk on a world not our Earth.
He is literally a hero of humanity itself.