To: miraje who wrote (1515253 ) 1/22/2025 3:03:18 PM From: Rarebird 1 RecommendationRecommended By longz
Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571983 I know when I went to graduate school at Columbia, the school had a strict no fighting law in its charter or by laws and anyone who engaged in fighting with another student on its property was subject to immediate dismissal. I do not know if that is the case today, but I presume it is. That may be one mitigating factor why the Jewish students did nothing. Maybe they were told by advice of council to not take the law into their own hands. I knew someone in the past who took part in a scheduled one on one first fight at Columbia on its ball field where both parties agreed to the fight. The fight lasted 5 seconds. One party threw a punch, which was blocked and the other party threw a punch and hit the other in the cheekbone, causing 500 stitches and two eye operations. There was a hearing on campus. The first hearing was a guilty verdict and a $50 fine. No big deal. The appeal resulted in a guilty verdict and suspension of 6 months with the person having to pay half the medical expenses. A deal was eventually worked between the lawyer and dean of the school which resulted in no suspension but the party had to pay the full medical expenses. When the party asked his lawyer why he had to pay when both parties agreed to the fight, he was told that you cannot take the law into your hands and you are only entitled to fight as a mode of self-defense, that this is not the wild, wild West. The party was also told that if the case went to a court of law that the party would be charged with assault and battery. So, there you have it. I do not think every State has this law. In Nevada, both parties can agree to a scheduled fight with no legal ramifications; at least that is what I have been told; not sure if that is completely true. Also, there tends to be a whole different mentality between American and Israeli Jew. I should know since I am a combination of both - though I identify with the Israeli point of view more, I understand fully where the American Jew is coming from.