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Originally Posted by lucgreek
If I go to a Tea Party meeting wearing a pro-choice shirt, I'm not doing anything wrong per-say, but I'm definitely asking for trouble. If someone does something to me physically, obviously they are wrong. But it doesn't mean I'm completely innocent for going somewhere to get a reaction out of people. "
Is this really comparable?
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I think that's a good analogy - the short skirt one - NO.
At my son's fraternity, they have an enormous bouncer at the door and only invited guests are allowed in - even at parent's weekend, the bouncer was making sure that the people coming in were supposed to be there.
This is a RM policy, but it sure saves issues like this from occurring.
And, if I walked into a party dressed as a Wizard, complete with Wizard hat, I'd definitely be doing it for effect and would expect a reaction. I would also expect to be kicked out of the party unless the party was a costume event.
I find it hard to believe this young man didn't know this, if this old lady does...
Doesn't mean I agree with him getting roughed up - noone deserves that, but I agree with the using your good judgement part. Isn't that what we teach our kids? Don't make a spectacle of yourself and don't ask for trouble - this boy did both.