Okay so if someone throws a drink on me

[plcdude]

then I should call the police and they will be charged with assault and battery. Give me a break that is not going to happen in the real world.

[JHB]

1. Does this happen often?

I take it something prompted you post?

[Mojambo]

3. Referring to the NBA Pacers/Pistons brawl

I believe.

[plcdude]

4. NBA

is what happened to me.

[Atman]

2. Pay me 14 million, and you can throw a brick at me

A seven foot tall 300 pound millionaire kicking some guy's ass for a thrown drink...hmmm...I just don't agree with you on that one. Had he walked away, or even just pointed to the guy and called the ref, the guy would have been escorted out and probably fined/arrested.

Is the current result preferable to that?

[plcdude]

7. drinks are thrown

all the time at bars, resturants, games, etc. have you ever heard of the thrower arrested for assault?

[Atman]

8. Yes

Provided the "victim" files assault charges. In this case, the thrower also was in violation of the stadium's policies. There were soooo many options outside of a free-for-all.

What's your point?

[plcdude]

10. My point is that

if throwing a drink is assault why are there not more charges being made. I also think throwing the drink is not equal to throwing a fist but both seem to be charged as assault of equal severity.

[Walt Starr]

9. Not only that, he kicked the wrong dude's ass

He passed up the guy that threw the drink and went after a dude that was talking smack.

[tk2kewl]

5. you should randomly throw punched

in the vicinty form which the drink was thrown?

[gratuitous]

6. If a person does it in a large arena crawling with security people

And with cameras recording practically every possible angle, then yes, you should let the security folks handle any aftermath of the drink-tossing.

Or, I suppose you could wade into a crowd of a thousand or so people in varying stages of inebriation and hostility and start throwing punches around. Your Darwin Award citation would make for some entertaining reading.