Is there policy on intentional beer throwing at people? (cw: r*ddit) (www.reddit.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Is there policy on intentional beer throwing at people?

Edit: I thought it was funny because of how "epic badass" the OP was trying to come across, plus the absurd lengths the commenters went to defend obvious antisocial behavior. Remove your reddit brainworms! The joke is not someone wanting their girlfriend to not be harassed, the joke is Reddit

Honestly screw it, I don't think the OP is really funny anymore, either. They might come across as silly due to being angry but who doesn't? Plus they're vegan, so, waow-based

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

I've never been to a live concert funny enough but is this common, people just throwing shit and piss? Or is it a Korn thing?

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I've never been to a concert where this happens. Sometimes people will spin a cup of beer or something overhead and you get wet. That's generally in good fun, and part of the moment. but i've never seen someone deliberately throw a beer at a specific person. Most garage and house shows I've been to, doing that would get you carried out by very angry punks and possibly beaten up. Doubly so if the person you assaulted was a small woman.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

Throwing at and hitting people repeatedly is some weird cringe shit idk why people think it's remotely reasonable. Of course accidentally hitting people while dancing is fine but throwing cups and cans at people has literally nothing to do with that

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Right? Mosh in the pit. If someone's moshing and they're not in the pit throw them in the pit. If they don't want to be thrown in the pit, and don't want to stop moshing, throw them out. All the rowdy shows I went to back when I was cool, those were the rules. Do your thing in the pit, don't kick or throw punches, if someone goes down stop and get them up, don't be an ass, and keep it in the pit.

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fairly standard at big long grimy rock festivals, especially if you muscle your way to the front.

Download festival is especially grimy. I love that this dude tried to complain to the manager. What an absolute mewling child.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

"Complaining about people being assholes" = "mewling child"????

Rowdy is one thing, hence OP still being silly about freaking out over obvious accidents, but throwing beer (or piss) cannot be anything except on purpose. What's even the target? The performers? What the fuck is wrong with you if you want to beer-bomb your favorite musicians while they're playing with 1000+ dollar equipment?

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Y'all are mocking a guy for being upset because some dudes physically assaulted a small statured woman.

Idk if the post changed or something, but dude is pretty specific there was no crowd, no band was playing. Some jackasses just straight up physically attacked a woman, intentionally, in the open.

Like idk what kind of shows y'all go to but at all the punk shows I've been to if someone did this they'd be removed by whatever means were convenient. Like did y'all read this? Dude's small, woman friend is consistently, deliberately attacked at shows and he's trying to find a solution to this other than getting in fist fights with strange violent men. It's not him being attackedt him. Not the tall dude. The short statured small woman he goes to shows with. She's attacked, deliberately, repeatedly, because she's a small woman.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah the reason the original post is funny is because of how much the OP is trying to come across as some cool badass, not him getting angry about people harassing his girlfriend. As such the other primary reason it's funny is because the commenters are tripping over themselves to defend absurdly antisocial shitty behavior so they don't have to be critical of their glorified rock concert. It's just a case of both kinds of weird redditor misogyny ("I must beat people to protect MY WOMAN" AND "women don't deserve rights") at the same time

On the other hand I'd probably react the same if someone did that to my partner so I'm having second thoughts about the original post being funny at all, obviously people don't get why the comments are funny and think I was just mocking this normal request from a dude by itself and jumped in. For those in the back: THE JOKE IS HOW ABSURD IT IS TO DEFEND THROWING PISS

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Lol, I've been to basement shows where the water heater started leaking with electric cables all over the wet floor, people shooting off fireworks indoors in a crowd, beer being flung everywhere and the gradual flooding was probably what stopped a fire and the crowd holding a spoonful of coke and a vial of poppers up to each nostril of one of the band's singers while he played

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Lol, I've been to basement shows where the water heater started leaking with electric cables all over the wet floor,

Someone should do something about that, we might die.

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I'm guessing it's fixed now, it was over a decade ago. No one died.

[-] hungrybread@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Obviously these folks should just avoid the crowd or go to concerts that have a vibe they actually enjoy, but it's not weird to be upset when someone, accident or not, hits you multiple times/pours beer on you/etc (especially when it's made clear to them that "hey, you swinging your fist around kinda hurts."). Accidents happen, crowds get really cramped, but it's usually considered courteous to be at least a little aware of where your limbs are going. It's a 2 way street: you hit someone and they acknowledge it, maybe be a little more careful. Someone's fist falls on your head, maybe remind them you're right there? It's not that hard. No matter the size of the concert though there's always gotta be at least 1 asshole. Haven't been to many with an invertebrate in the audience though.

All that being said, going to the manager is pretty fucking funny lmao. Just move a little further away from the stage and enjoy the show. You really can't expect people to not spill in a crowd, or bump you, whatever, when you're standing elbows to assholes or whatever the saying is.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Spill is different from throwing though.

[-] hungrybread@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

tru

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

What a little piss baby.

I stood at the front of a rock conert and it was rowdy. Waaahhhh.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the post is funny because of the "epic chivalrous boyfriend" OP and the horde of ravenous Redditors defending shitty antisocial behavior.

Just don't throw piss cups at people it isn't that hard. Treating people like human beings is not difficult. No need to get in treat defender mode over people being obvious assholes