UPDATE : Have a look at my
most recent post for the version of Lee Dyer, one of the men seen on the video.
The awesome Top Gear Festival, held this past weekend, was meant to be a weekend full of family fun. Durban was crowded and it was truly awesome to show off our stunning coastline and sunny weather.
However, there is always one bad apple (in the words of my granny).
2oceansvibe reported on a fight that occurred at the Festival after they got their hands on some footage. It didn't take long to recognize the protagonists, and soon enough more details, including names, were published.
Click on the link to
read the details. I am not publishing them here because I cant verify the actual events of the day.
Without knowing the facts of who started what and who punched who first, I WILL say this, which applies to ANY such situation:
It doesn't matter who starts a fight like this. Unless you are actually protecting yourself against actual, imminent or immediate harm, I don't feel you can make the 'self defense' argument. Just be the bigger man and walk away.
My honest view is that there are many points in that video where these two could and should have walked away. But they didn't, and it resulted in a WOMAN being hit by a chair.
With the massive amount of violence against woman and children that we face in South Africa on a daily basis, it is beyond reprehensible that grown men of clear strength should behave in any way at all that results in harm to a woman.
I truly feel that a formal complaint should be made with the relevant professional bodies, so that a proper investigation can be made into the incident.
So la tricks, lets respect each other, and learn to walk away from stupid fights. Throwing a chair does not a man make.
