[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
I’m on the fence over the authenticy of the vid. I’m cynical to the core, but I can’t decide if this is a real couple on the verge of a divorce commentating on their actions knowing that it’s going to be played in front of a judge, or if they are actors doing a skit on domestic violence with a bad script (“you punched me”…“No! YOU punched ME”).
If it’s real, the husband is toast (cornering the wife then dragging her off to the camera to switch it off).
I’m calling fake. He knew the camera was there, he wouldn’t have hit her at all.
Maybe I’m giving too much credit though. Kids shouldn’t get married.
Oh, and they have ‘his and her’ Playstations: “This is mine!”…“Where’s MY fucking Playstation then?” (hubby makes a beeline for TV).[/quote]
There is a child in the room, sorry Roy, hard to think it was staged.
Personally would love about 5 minutes with this asshole alone. [/quote]
I know. The little girl calls out when she sees mother in distress (no tears during the raised voices in the lead up to the punch), but the little boy just stands there, then walks forward slightly when his sister runs to her mother . There are certain things that don’t exactly add up to me, like the dog either not getting out of the way or cowering when the man starts shouting. The mutt just stands behind him looking on in curiosity. If his master was such a tyrant,the dog would either be gone or making a lot of noise.
The dog’s behaviour indicates that it sees the event as a new experience, but the woman’s use of the camera implies that this is a regular occurence and she anticipated the guy’s actions.
You’ve also got a situation where the man knows the camera is rolling, but still hits the female (and with the size difference I’d have expected her to have dropped like a stone, or fallen back into the TV), then drags her to the camera to switch it off. He had control of the camera at that point.
If he didn’t erase the footage there and then, instead allowing it to go viral, he must’ve thought he was in the right…both parties are playing to the camera; both are aware their actions are being recorded, so if it’s real (which I haven’t completely dismissed yet), they were both hoping to use the footage as ammo in a divorce.
In the event that you are being filmed and want to present yourself in a certain way, you check your behaviour. All the man had to do was simply not fire back. There is less movement in the physical exchange than you’d expect, and if the guy reacted out of anger (remember he knows the camera is on him as he goes straight to it without looking), an uncontrolled shot from a man his size (relative to the woman) would have sent her flying.
I’m just weighing up both possibilities, and presenting some observations that strike me as odd. I really don’t mind being wrong.