1) Anthony Kiedis wasn't scoring one for the little guy. He could just as easily have been ticked off that a bigger star than him got the better of him. Must be kind of humiliating to be told, as a big rock star, that you have to wait for the guys who were big rock stars when you were a wee one to depart the premises.
2) Of course celebrities are treated better than other people. And who ensures that? We do. We made them celebrities. We choose to treat them differently. I don't get security to barricade the place when I'm planning on leaving. But I also don't have any barking lunatics stalking me (as far as I'm aware). Celebrities get idolized AND targeted in ways that other people don't. It makes no sense to pretend otherwise.
Sorry, but I still think that perspective is completely flawed.
If "normal" people bother the lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, he can use his abundant money to hire bodyguards that will protect him. However, being a person of public interest doesn't give him the right to punch someone in the face for standing in the way.
The reality is that there are many situations in which you'll be denied access to a place by a stranger. Some will be legit, some will not, but it's your duty as a civilized human being to at least try to understand what is being said to you. Unless physical harm is imminent, I see no reason why you should assault someone in the amount of time he took. Especially (and this is a big point that we seem to be overlooking) when the police were 20 steps away. He could've just turned to them and solve the issue immediately, but he chose physical aggression.
So bottom line, the Stones have been causing trouble for a long time.
The guy in the suit looked at his girlfriend and told him to"Give her away, just give her away..."
Looked like he pushed him and due to bad tactical positioning(standing by the curb), the guy in the suit fell. The man in the white shirt originally handled the other guy but was put in an arm lock when the other guy in the suit got up. Funny thing is that his companion took off as was smart, instead of standing around and being a potential liability. Seems like she was no stranger to incidents like that.
Still though, judging by the first guy's demeanor, his verbal approach did not deserve to be met with assault and it appears to be pretty cut and dried if charges were filed. Even if the guy called him a mild banana pepper, it's not worth endangering his companion and fighting in sandals? Not so smart. seems like he had a Point Break flashback. Well, it's just lucky nobody hit their head on the curb or dolly, those things pack quiet a punch.
So that's the fact, and the opinion is you should say 'why?' Right? Sometimes you just have to move past the roadblock, and 'why?' Is inefficient. I had to do this recently at airport security when I didn't have enough motivation to show my passport. It's hard to get things done when you stop for everybody who wants to know why.
I wouldn't have fought, so it wouldn't have escalated to a level of popcorn munching for you, but there are times when it is necessary to skip around the obstacle to achieve the goal, as was the case when I did this last week. All that happened here was the checkpoint operator was fuming, and a security muscle eyed me up ready for a confrontation, I dealt with what I needed to, walked directly back to the operator I had snubbed, informed her of why I did what I did and she was fine - I have a way with people
I decided that the security in the specific situation was unnecessary. Whilst it was a security checkpoint for passport control it was not at entry to the departure area.
The actual purpose of this security desk (I decided) was to confirm that pax entering were scheduled to board the flight that the check in counter was managing. I was not boarding the flight in question, but did need to speak with the operating airline regarding my flights on its partners, since they were unable to ticket me.
By busting through I moved from point A to point B, all of which was arbitrarily segmented between secure and unsecure zones for the reason (I decided) to keep non travelling pax away for streamlining purposes, rather than security.
Therefore, I bounced them, connected with the supervisor, dealt with my issue and appeased the security on the way back out.
Some times I just don't have time (perhaps patience) to jump through all the hoops.
lol at some of the comments in here. It's clear what type of people get taken down by security and what type of people don't. It's pretty clear... if the security is stood at front and ask you to stand back temporarily and you rush up and barge through... expect to get taken down. It's not rocket science people... all these people acting like its some massive human rights issue or some sort of affront to their basic needs and rights.... ahahhahah what a bunch of maroons. Life must be painfully difficult for you lot. ahahhahahaha What A Maroon! - YouTube
It's not about whether he should have expected to be able to rush through. The big fail from an organizational point of view is that the hotel security was not visibly identified as such. The number one goal of any kind of security is not about who is right or wrong, but to avoid problems altogether.
To achieve that, visible identification helps. A lot. It's one of the big reasons that any type of official has a uniform and / or badge. People are wired to acknowledge visible authority.
As someone who has worked in tourism for nearly my entire life and has part ownership of a resort in Canada this really gets on my nerves. I've had to deal with thousands of idiots who thought that rules didn't apply to them. My property is private and if I say you have to leave then you have to leave. If you don't then you won't have to call the police because I will have already. If you think that gives you the right to use violence then you are very wrong.
As for the security not being visibly identifiable, 99% I am wearing shorts and a tee shirt when I approach people that are trespassing and it's never escalated into a violent situation.
It is not the same as being approached on the street because it is not a public area. If there is a problem, you don't get into a fight you call a manager regardless of who you are and how great you think your farts smell.
It is private property and you are a guest. Having belongings in the room does not change that in the slightest.