Travis McCoy Mugshot Released Pete Wentz Speaks Up 28007955

	unsceneunheard: 07/03/2008 3:04 PM It angers me that people are justifying and supporting violence. I'm not condoning what this jerk did by any means, but beating the dude with a mic head till it actually comes off (see here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddowyoung/26310 82189/) is not the answer. I'm terrified of the number of people agreeing with Petes journal, and supporting Travis for it. If these weren't 'our FBR boys' we would be writing off both their reactions as idiocy.
	TheSusieQ: 07/03/2008 3:12 PM I have to agree with unsceneunheard; what Travis did in response wasn't the appropriate move and I think he knows this as well. Even Pete in this case realized that he had over-reacted.
	viivalavalen: 07/03/2008 3:13 PM I think that he shouldn't have stooped down to that guys level but seriously I get what he means. Violence isn't ever the answer but that statement made was completely out of line. I think charges against him should be dropped.
	pamelab: 07/03/2008 3:18 PM TMZ and all those websites alwasy post things before they hear the whole story...tomorrow they'll be telling people that Pete Wentz was there too.... I'm glad at least one website is reliable (buzznet :) )
	PanasonicYouth: 07/03/2008 3:18 PM I don't feel as bad about it IF it is true that the guy punched Travis in the knee. Still, I'm just not a fan of violence as a solution to problems.
	Seb ™★★★: 07/03/2008 3:19 PM lol @ Don't anger emo Wentz! I'm going to regret commenting on this aren't I.
	gemmaxloves: 07/03/2008 3:21 PM panasonicyouth said: I don't feel as bad about it IF it is true that the guy punched Travis in the knee. Still, I'm just not a fan of violence as a solution to problems. true, i suppose if he was struck first then technically it could have been self defense, but i think with it being like shiona was saying until the mic head fell off then it wasn't warranted ultimately though he could and should have been the bigger person and walked away from it regardless of what was said but like sara said its a huge mess
	mskywalker: 07/03/2008 3:27 PM no one deserves to be called something like that. the man antagonized travis and he got what he a deserved in my opinion, although i'm not usually a supporter of violence. end of story.
	skorps: 07/03/2008 3:36 PM Punched in the Knee? Was he hit by a midget?
	PanasonicYouth: 07/03/2008 3:36 PM Did he get what he deserves though? I mean, is beating someone with a mic equal to being called a derogatory slur? To me, Travis seemed so angry, he overreacted. Plain and simple. It's totally understandable, though that doesn't make it acceptable. ALSO: I've updated the story to include Kevin Lyman's statement he just made.
	lashaunda: 07/03/2008 3:45 PM mskywalker said: no one deserves to be called something like that. the man antagonized travis and he got what he a deserved in my opinion, although i'm not usually a supporter of violence. end of story. I agree 110%. I can only speak on behalf of myself, but it has nothing to do with Travis being on FBR or a member of band. I agree that it's only getting coverage on Buzznet for those reasons. I can think of several incidents, just within this year alone, that have been similar to this case where someone has reacted violently to racism and I completely supported them. As with everything else, people are going to have different opinions about how it should/could have been handled. That's life.
	gemmaxloves: 07/03/2008 3:46 PM hmm that latest statement seems to be pushing towards damage limitation, its easy for someone who is a friend of the band to tell people they are one way or another, and sure there is a certain line there up to what you can and will believe, but the whole thing shouldnt have happened. obviously travis is going to have to deal with what he did, but if someone calls him something again how is he going to react? the same different, obviously being called that is enough to make someone snap but at the end of the day he's the one who the public are going to judge but yeah a swift knock to the knee and a slur doesnt constitute a beating with a mic
	antid0ll: 07/03/2008 3:53 PM It's a different situation when you're the person being spoken to that way. Being black, I have dealt with my share of racism. I have wanted to react the same way in many of those situations. The only reason I had restraing a lot of the times is because I was outnumbered, or because I was in ana environment where I would definately get into trouble. It's not just about THE WORD. It's about the hate and ignorance behind the dudes actions. Obviously, violence isn;t the answer for everything. Rational thinking goes out the window when you feel "attacked." I support Travis 100%
	lashaunda: 07/03/2008 3:55 PM antid0ll said: It's a different situation when you're the person being spoken to that way. Being black, I have dealt with my share of racism. I have wanted to react the same way in many of those situations. The only reason I had restraing a lot of the times is because I was outnumbered, or because I was in ana environment where I would definately get into trouble. It's not just about THE WORD. It's about the hate and ignorance behind the dudes actions. Obviously, violence isn;t the answer for everything. Rational thinking goes out the window when you feel "attacked." I support Travis 100% Ditto. It's easy for people to say that he overreacted when you've never had to deal with it to that degree. It's totally different to hear it in passing or as a generalization, but when it's directed to you specifically it's a totally different ball game.
	Seb ™★★★: 07/03/2008 3:58 PM lashaunda said: I agree 110%. I can only speak on behalf of myself, but it has nothing to do with Travis being on FBR or a member of band. I agree that it's only getting coverage on Buzznet for those reasons. I can think of several incidents, just within this year alone, that have been similar to this case where someone has reacted violently to racism and I completely supported them. As with everything else, people are going to have different opinions about how it should/could have been handled. That's life. Violence doesn't make this kind of thing better, it just makes things worse & gives racist even hate; just completing the circle of hate. Even if the racist content wasn't part of it this still isn't the right way to go about it.
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