You go girl!!!! You don't have to take that crap!

by Elsewhere 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Elsewhere

  I'm inclined to think this case will be tossed out for being the BS it is.

  http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/25/simmons.cite.ap/index.html

  Exercise guru Richard Simmons cited for assault

  PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Exercise guru Richard Simmons allegedly slapped a man who made a sarcastic remark about one of his videos, police said.

  Simmons, known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" series of exercise videos set to songs from the 1950s and '60s, was cited for misdemeanor assault.

  A fellow passenger recognized Simmons on Wednesday night at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport as he was waiting for a flight to Los Angeles, police said.

  The man "made the off-hand comment, 'Hey, everybody. It's Richard Simmons. Let's drop our bags and rock to the '50s,"' said Phoenix police Sgt. Tom Osborne. "Mr. Simmons took exception to it and walked over to the other passenger and apparently slapped him in the face."

  The passenger, whose identity wasn't immediately available, wasn't injured but told police that he intended to file charges against Simmons, 55.

  Osborne said Simmons was cited for misdemeanor assault and permitted to board his flight.
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  Stefanie

  Alrighty then. Perhaps all the Letterman Jokes finally got to him.
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  simplesally

  I would bet there was more to it, you don't just flip out and walk up and slap someone for that kind of comment, maybe he had been saying other things to Richard or maybe there were some strange gestures to go along with that comment.
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  Shutterbug

  There were a lot worse things he could have said to Mr. Simmons. To slap someone for that offhand remark was way over the top, and I suspect Mr. Simmons is lucky the man he hit didn't retaliate. Also, this is the kind of stuff lawyers love.
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  Winston Smith :>D

  How could such a pretty girl do such a horrible thing...
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  detective

  The man "made the off-hand comment, 'Hey, everybody. It's Richard Simmons. Let's drop our bags and rock to the '50s,"' said Phoenix police Sgt. Tom Osborne. "Mr. Simmons took exception to it and walked over to the other passenger and apparently slapped him in the face."

  Hmmmm, it sounds quite innocent the way this officer tells it. Just good fun! That darn Richard Simmons is known for always beating on people!

  Yup, I'm sure that's all there is to the story.