SXSW Bully sucker punch. Justified or cheap?

El Caliente said
Fonda's caracter would have asked for the minuets previous to the start of filming to make up his mind. That was his thing. He didnt rush to judge before getting more details. He even went step by step to see how things would have had to play out. There is more to this story than some drunk looking for a fight.

Was the guy in the wrong? Based only on the video, yes. If we go deeper and find out the two guys had been messing with him? No.

I am not looking to pick a fight with anyone here, just looking for some dialog.

And with that said, I am done with this thread. Nothing to gain here in way of understanding.

If they were messing with him, it had been over for a long time while he was still dancing around, taunting and hitting people. It couldn't have been that bad because they clearly did not want to fight. The crowd certainly seemed to put the blame on the guy who got knocked out.

I'm not trying to pick a fight either. I just can't see how you can look at that video and think that just maybe this guy was provoked into dancing and taunting and hitting random members in the crowd (who were trying to calm things down). 12 Angry Men was a good movie, but it's not relevant in every situation.