Is it though? Perhaps that was the case before, when I'd always accepted the argument that the proper remedy for Melton's harassment was to pursue any available legal avenues, but supposedly the beginnings of those were already pursued by Ashley and
for reasons discussed earlier they already have fallen flat, probably with no merit to begin with for free speech reasons and/or jurisdictional reasons. At such time as it becomes clear that there is no legal recourse, what exactly is left but to resort to any father's understandable first instinct to want to beat Melton's face in, in this instance with the added perk of a boxing ring making it legal to do so?
Okay...
Allow me to me be more blunt:
I am no expert in what legal means Aaron and Ashley could have availed themselves of get Melton to stop, but I unironically believe that if Aaron confronted Melton in the parking lot of whatever venue Hackamania is being held at, and simply knocked Melton on his ass, I would have more respect for Aaron.
Not that I am saying he should do that. For purely legal reasons, he almost certainly shouldn't. Only that I would express at least some sympathy if he went that route. He certainly wouldn't be the first father to have done something like that. With any luck, he'd catch a sympathetic jury.
What has bothered me about Aaron for a long time now is that everything he does...
EVERYTHING... feels like it's done to further a grift. Even the most serious shit that affects his children.
I can not, in good conscience, support Aaron doing anything that would benefit Melton financially. As an appearance at Hackamania certainly would have done. It does not matter if Melton would have lost the fight or not (which is no guarantee since I think we all know Aaron oversells his boxing prowess).
I, and others, have given Nick plenty of shit for giving Melton money.
I, and others, have seen a few Kiwis (foolishly under the same or similar screenname) in Melton's chat, giving him money to troll him. They've gotten shit too.
I would
have to do the same to Aaron to maintain moral consistency.
If Aaron and Ashley were truly bereft of any legal means to get Melton to stop, doing nothing would be preferable to doing anything that would be of some benefit to Melton. Even if that thing is beating his ass in a boxing ring.
I don't know if it would necessarily be detrimental to his children, but it would certainly benefit Melton.
He should just wait outside the event wearing one of these:
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then jump him in the parking lot with a sock full of pennies.
I was just putting the finishing touches on my post when I saw this.
