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TMOG
02/26/24 3:00:29 PM
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punched Jeremy Jamm?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__e9uHqJoZU

To tl;dr the video, Jamm shows up drunk at a wedding he wasn't invited to, causing a scene and throwing stink bombs. When he's told to leave by Ben (the groom), he refuses, and Ron steps forward to escort him out. Ron places a hand on Jamm's shoulder, and Jamm responds by shoving Ron in the chest. Ron gives him a warning that he will "give him that one" and begins to tell him there will be consequences if he touches him again. Jamm interrupts Ron and shoves him a second time, then directly threatens to kick his ass and raises a fist. At this point Ron punches Jamm in the face.

The next episode sets up with Jamm suing Ron for assault and implying that Ron will lose if it goes to trial, but to me it seems open-and-shut that Jamm was the aggressor and Ron was taking reasonable actions to try and get him to leave so the wedding could continue. The only thing that I could see working in Jamm's favor is that Ron was actually the first to initiate physical contact by touching his shoulder, and possibly escalated the conflict rather than respond with equal force, but with an entire wedding full of witnesses that could testify about Jamm's behavior and aggression I think he could have beaten the assault charges (no pun intended) if the case went to trial.

Then again, it's Pawnee, so he probably would have lost anyway because everybody in that town is a fucking idiot.
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K181
02/26/24 3:02:54 PM
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Yeah, Ron was legally in the right and would win the lawsuit given the number of witnesses.

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archizzy
02/26/24 3:06:42 PM
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Ron was 100% in the right and justified. If its my decision he wins the trial but knowing how fucking stupid the law is Jamm probably would win. Side note I honestly just less than 10 minutes ago watched a Parks and Rec episode.

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K181
02/26/24 3:10:56 PM
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archizzy posted...
Ron was 100% in the right and justified. If its my decision he wins the trial but knowing how fucking stupid the law is Jamm probably would win. Side note I honestly just less than 10 minutes ago watched a Parks and Rec episode.

No, that's the thing... the average person thinks that ridiculous lawsuits can win easily, so the show plays into that.

Meanwhile, in reality, this had about a hundred witnesses that would attest that the "victim" initiated the fight (someone politely trying to escort a trespasser out does not constitute a fight), and Ron plus a load of witnesses were major local civic and business leaders.

The lawsuit might drag on longer than it should, so the cost of avoiding that by a small settlement might be smarter, but Ron would win pretty handily.

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Solar_Crimson
02/26/24 3:19:06 PM
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Never got around to watching this show, but Ron was absolutely in the right. And a lawsuit should be in his favor, too.

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Umbreon
02/26/24 3:20:55 PM
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Never watched the series but man fuck that dude

Ron was in the right, and even gave multiple warnings. He didn't even throw a punch until after he was attacked first.

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BlueBoy675
02/26/24 3:23:25 PM
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It was self defense. Jamm instigated and Ron took him down. Didnt use any more force than necessary either. One punch and it was done

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DrizztLink
02/26/24 3:24:45 PM
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more like Weremy WHAMM

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ZevLoveDOOM
02/26/24 3:25:27 PM
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dawg that was one of the most well deserved and satisfying punches ever!
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Kaldrenthebold
02/26/24 3:33:24 PM
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You just got Jamm'd

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masterpug53
02/26/24 3:46:25 PM
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...
dawg that was one of the most well deserved and satisfying punches ever!

An even more fitting comeuppance for his character comes later when Tammy 2 gets her hooks in him. Jamm - "I have to wear a diaper now!" Tammy 2 - "Cuz you're my widdle bay-bee!"

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TMOG
02/26/24 5:34:04 PM
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Who's the troll that voted for Jamm being in the right
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FF_Redux
02/26/24 7:03:53 PM
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Everyone is always justifified to punch Jamm no matter the situation, maybe not legal but justifified.

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