Rang off the Pipe said:Found a better article about the aftermath of the incident. It turns out the guy was a bouncer coming off a 12-hour shift. He also plans on suing the city over his arrest.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...on-charged-sue-nyc-attorney-article-1.2008463
This guy's lawyers have PR down like a couple champs.
He's publicly stating that he will apologize to the woman for slapping her (because you should never hit a woman, something that the public needs to hear), while maintaining that he had no choice in the matter because he believed that she intended to and could have killed him. Ultimately, he's playing the PR line correctly, while admitting no fault and maintain the necessity of his actions, from both a legal and reasonable standpoint.
At the same time, his lawyers and looking to sue the city and possibly the girl, if it's determined that she has liability for his injuries and/or resulting allegedly false imprisonment.
Brilliant.
Depending on how this turns out, this may end up being a major victory for men in America.
And he's the right man for the job. He demonstrated restraint, limited his actions to that which was arguably entirely necessary and justified. The open handed slap puts him in a very ideal position.
Hard working immigrant, never in trouble with the law before. Wife and child, etc. Ideal poster boy, 100%, unless other information comes to light.
Most importantly, he taught the bitch a lesson in the manliest of ways (short of putting her over his knee for an attitude adjustment, but that never would have flown legally).