Good old AT forums, keeping it classy as usual.
Wow, someone actually said "if women want equal rights then they better be willing to accept equal lefts". And then people wonder why this forum is dying?
i'm not debating the validity of it.
i am just pointing out that he did not beat her up.
Now you're just arguing semantics. If someone that is substantially larger than you knocks you out with one hit, do you consider they beat you up? Because that's what happened. Sure he didn't get up and stomp her head or keep the attack up, but then he likely would have straight up fucking killed her if he had. If you're knocked unconscious or otherwise incapacitated then you got beat up, doesn't matter if its from a direct punch or them literally using their weight to throw you to the ground.
She initiated it, but that does not make his reaction (which is absolutely excessive) ok though. And I don't give a shit if its a woman or a guy (or if things are completely reversed) if you've got probably a foot and 50+lbs on them, you should not be resorting to stuff like this and are a piece of shit. You should be getting away from the situation (which was very easy to do, he had no reason to be anywhere near her, and even after she became physical he absolutely had the means to resolve the situation without doing this).