Oh my god... I literally feel sick.

[-Antonio-]

that idiot deserved to get kneed in the head and stamped on. Didn`t you listen to the crap he was talking before the fight?

He's the idiot who agreed to fight a guy who probably outweighed him by 100lbs.

Also, he couldn`t even fight, check out his stance

People seem to forget about that. If you basically brag about stabbing a guy (I think thats what he did, been a while since I've seen it), then you deserve what you get. **** that guy.

[hulme#1]

I don't see which part of this issue some people can't get.

Yes, Gerald did some horrible things. He also, according those who knew him, was capable of great warmth and generosity of character.

Let's say, purely for argument's sake, that guys like DURAN_IS_GOD are right and that Gerald's current state is an act of karma.
Then karma has been dealt, and by a much more righteous force than ourselves and our holier-than-thou bitching about how Gerald was such a bad person.
Now that he has payed his debt to karma, why is it anybody else's duty to stand and point, laugh, hate, impart i-told-you-so denouncements, remember him only for his flaws, sweep the bravery and strength of character he showed in the ring under the carpet like it counts for nothing?

Gerald was a troubled man. Growing up in abusive environment will scar you. I can testify. Witnessing the beating of your mother is a horrible thing, one which can affect different people in different ways. The violence seared into Gerald's mind as a youth was the cause of the violent tendencies he exhibited as an adolescent through to a young adult - no doubt about it.
As such, I believe it only just and fair -- with all the credible testimony to his warm, human side -- that we should assume he was capable of reconciling with himself and pulling away from those bad ways had he been given the time.


Whether humans are more important than animals is just a bull**** non-issue.
Y'know, I love dogs, too, very much. The dog in my home is less a dog than a person, that's how much a part of the family she is. But guess what? Though my forgiveness ultimately means nothing, I still forgive the G-Man. I hope he would forgive me for standing and watching while he was experiencing a distress I can only struggle to imagine. Because, hey, I still feel a lot of guilt over that. I feel guilt for the relief I felt for Nigel when Gerald was counted out. I feel guilt for ever acknowledging it was a great fight, like that matters at all. I feel guilt simply hearing the words Benn-McClellan.

God took many things from Gerald that night. But I believe He is a forgiving God, and when He next touches Gerald it will be in blessing. Be it in this life or the next.


God bless you, Gerald 'G-Man' McClellan.

[baya]

I don't see which part of this issue some people can't get.

Yes, Gerald did some horrible things. He also, according those who knew him, was capable of great warmth and generosity of character.

Let's say, purely for argument's sake, that guys like DURAN_IS_GOD are right and that Gerald's current state is an act of karma.
Then karma has been dealt, and by a much more righteous force than ourselves and our holier-than-thou bitching about how Gerald was such a bad person.
Now that he has payed his debt to karma, why is it anybody else's duty to stand and point, laugh, hate, impart i-told-you-so denouncements, remember him only for his flaws, sweep the bravery and strength of character he showed in the ring under the carpet like it counts for nothing?

Gerald was a troubled man. Growing up in abusive environment will scar you. I can testify. Witnessing the beating of your mother is a horrible thing, one which can affect different people in different ways. The violence seared into Gerald's mind as a youth was the cause of the violent tendencies he exhibited as an adolescent through to a young adult - no doubt about it.
As such, I believe it only just and fair -- with all the credible testimony to his warm, human side -- that we should assume he was capable of reconciling with himself and pulling away from those bad ways had he been given the time.


Whether humans are more important than animals is just a bull**** non-issue.
Y'know, I love dogs, too, very much. The dog in my home is less a dog than a person, that's how much a part of the family she is. But guess what? Though my forgiveness ultimately means nothing, I still forgive the G-Man. I hope he would forgive me for standing and watching while he was experiencing a distress I can only struggle to imagine. Because, hey, I still feel a lot of guilt over that. I feel guilt for the relief I felt for Nigel when Gerald was counted out. I feel guilt for ever acknowledging it was a great fight, like that matters at all. I feel guilt simply hearing the words Benn-McClellan.

God took many things from Gerald that night. But I believe He is a forgiving God, and when He next touches Gerald it will be in blessing. Be it in this life or the next.


God bless you, Gerald 'G-Man' McClellan.

hulme - reading this was like rewatching Barack's commencement speech for the DNC in 04.

sorry for the shameless plug.

[Gorguruga]

People seem to forget about that. If you basically brag about stabbing a guy (I think thats what he did, been a while since I've seen it), then you deserve what you get. **** that guy.

I'd have to agree. Well this was just a basic streetfight, it was nothing out of the ordinary. Whoever gets the advantage makes the most of it, a typical fight, no big deal other than that guy making those squealing sounds after he got dealt with which was actually somewhat humorous considering the tough guy routine he put up moments earlier. I thought a wild boar had escaped from the zoo at that point. No offence, that guy deserved what he got, what goes around comes around.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I'd have to agree. Well this was just a basic streetfight, it was nothing out of the ordinary. Whoever gets the advantage makes the most of it, a typical fight, no big deal other than that guy making those squealing sounds after he got dealt with which was actually somewhat humorous considering the tough guy routine he put up moments earlier. I thought a wild boar had escaped from the zoo at that point. No offence, that guy deserved what he got, what goes around comes around.

Yeah I was watching it again and he did talk about how cool it was to stab that guy and watch the blood spray all over. He was acting like a hard ass and then he basically got humbled. It reminded me of like a saturday night live skit where there pretending to beat up somebody, but it's a dummy and there doing all these crazy punches and knees. Especially that last knee that guy dropped, i mean he jumped way in the air to land it. When that guy was having trouble breathing that other guy came in and was telling him to breathe through his nose, but what made me laugh was did he actually think that guy could understand him

[J90]

I don't see which part of this issue some people can't get.

Yes, Gerald did some horrible things. He also, according those who knew him, was capable of great warmth and generosity of character.

Let's say, purely for argument's sake, that guys like DURAN_IS_GOD are right and that Gerald's current state is an act of karma.
Then karma has been dealt, and by a much more righteous force than ourselves and our holier-than-thou bitching about how Gerald was such a bad person.
Now that he has payed his debt to karma, why is it anybody else's duty to stand and point, laugh, hate, impart i-told-you-so denouncements, remember him only for his flaws, sweep the bravery and strength of character he showed in the ring under the carpet like it counts for nothing?

Gerald was a troubled man. Growing up in abusive environment will scar you. I can testify. Witnessing the beating of your mother is a horrible thing, one which can affect different people in different ways. The violence seared into Gerald's mind as a youth was the cause of the violent tendencies he exhibited as an adolescent through to a young adult - no doubt about it.
As such, I believe it only just and fair -- with all the credible testimony to his warm, human side -- that we should assume he was capable of reconciling with himself and pulling away from those bad ways had he been given the time.


Whether humans are more important than animals is just a bull**** non-issue.
Y'know, I love dogs, too, very much. The dog in my home is less a dog than a person, that's how much a part of the family she is. But guess what? Though my forgiveness ultimately means nothing, I still forgive the G-Man. I hope he would forgive me for standing and watching while he was experiencing a distress I can only struggle to imagine. Because, hey, I still feel a lot of guilt over that. I feel guilt for the relief I felt for Nigel when Gerald was counted out. I feel guilt for ever acknowledging it was a great fight, like that matters at all. I feel guilt simply hearing the words Benn-McClellan.

God took many things from Gerald that night. But I believe He is a forgiving God, and when He next touches Gerald it will be in blessing. Be it in this life or the next.


God bless you, Gerald 'G-Man' McClellan.

Very respectful thoughts