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[natstar1]

I don't think that people were blaming the victim in that case and, as I saw on siouxsports, the speculation seems to end up in two directions: Blaming the victims or coming up with nightmare scenarios. Anyway, it was the crap I saw on siouxsports that really got me ticked off, much more so than the stuff posted here.

Also, I never got the feeling that people were being entertained by speculating about the Kolstad case.

This is in the thread started by HIS FAMILY! You can't even argue a little that you showed the same respect to the Kolstad family as you did the Bearson family.

Well...if I am interpreting your question right, he does have some responsibility for the altercation...he may, as it seems, shoved or punched first. But, when two men are then against one, and then apparently beat and kick that man, who was a some point rendered defenseless, enough to cause permanent brain damage...

I think you forgot the part about Isaac punching the guy to start everything off. At least thats what I read. Did you not read that or just forgetting for your own purposes?
Now if I am wrong about this scenario I will of course have a very different view point of this situation.

Kolstead punched Nelson in the back of the head and knocked him down. That is what touched off the tragic events that followed. And Kolstead and nelson knew each other. No mistaken identity there.

That is my other question. How do we know he was defenseless and unconscious as opposed to be just knocked down? Much of this is second-third hand information.
Regardless the end result is tragic.

[loudsilverado]

Sounds like you are correct.

[unbison]

He with the gold makes the rules....Tonys board Tonys rules

[NDSUstudent]

The Kolstad case happened in a public setting so most of the facts were known. I go to another board about the other case in question and people are linking the victim to drugs, gangs and conspiracies...there are not many facts known so there is just massive speculation. Bit of a difference then debating who started a fight in a bar that ended tragically.

[56BISON73]

So lets see---bar fight vs murder. Great comparison.

[natstar1]

So lets see---bar fight vs murder. Great comparison.

Do most bar fights end in a person going to a intensive traumatic brain injury rehab program? Kostad had a seizure 2 weeks due to the injury, but just a "bar fight" I guess.