Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
What consequences can public opinion levy though?

What Simmons did is wrong, but I don't see what public opinion has to do with it. Can the public punish Simmons or Mullen? What exact role does public opinion play?
My bad, perhaps I could have been more clear. I was pointing more to how perception (more specifically, and unfortunately, what team you pull for), influences how people view these types of things. I wasn't saying/thinking anything about consequence. In my mind, there isn't much grey area when a 6'4 dude is seen throwing a barrage of fists at a woman on her back, unless he was obviously in danger....which he wasn't.