Quick personal example....many years ago an ex told me she was pregnant, only to leave me pondering that for a whole day before telling me she had made it up just to see my reaction.
Cannot remember my exact actions but there would of been plenty of bad language and yelling. So that is a potential DV charge against me then judging by some on here? Insane. No wonder the world is so pathetic.
100% would be m8.
Happened to a friend of mine.
Then the police officer said call us back in an hour and we'll come back and take him away if ya want.
Are you still friends with him?
I hope not given your stance on these issues.
They had a verbal argument...
We all have them.
Just have to keep cool and not lose it.
The Reynolds video is only verbal...what's the difference?
Get your friend sacked and ruin his reputation, lest you be called a hypocrite.
As i explained...
It wasnt filmed and it was an argument
Heated from both parties...
Cops came, neither wanted to take it further but it was now a police matter.
My friend had to go to court and had a 6 month DVO in place.
This is something we as men need to be aware of.
The female was just as to blame but the courts do not care.
She didnt wanna DVO, the police did.
Im sure it was stressful for him but they're still together and that was 3 years ago.
Do u understand?
I get it mate. Couples argue...sometimes with some pretty nasty words exchanged. I'm with you on that. A heated argument between couples from time to time is fairly normal as I'm sure you'd agree.
Cops weren't called on Reynolds at all in the video.
It was pretty tame as far as domestic disputes go, yet in an identical situation, you want Reynolds head on a stake, whereas your friend gets a free pass. Surely he should be held to the same standard?
If he's argued with his partner more than once, does that indicate he has a "history of domestic violence"? Should he sacked from his job given this "history"?
If bad words = domestic violence and intimidation, then all the men on this forum are victims as much as the women in the video is. Or are the rules different for women? Do they have a free pass to swear at their partners without fear of a DVO?
You see where I'm going with this? The whole thing is out of hand. It's impossible to attain perfection as a human being. People are judging him with no leeway for human imperfection and an appreciation of momentary emotion.
If he has struck her, then that behaviour should not go unpunished as I'm sure 100% of the forum agrees. I'm isolating this post to the incident in the video. I have no knowledge or understanding of what has occurred in the relationship so my comments don't extend to that.
I see Reynolds language towards his partner as more of a moral issue than a criminal one and I'd just like to see a proportionate reaction to incidents like these.
Agree with what you say about having to keep your head these days. It's also sad that we need to think about filming our verbal altercations in case we are accused of something more serious than what has actually occurred.