Movie theater in León. The screening is Garfield, a children’s movie. Suddenly, a viewer records an argument between two adults. After an exchange of words, they fight cleanly. One of them had apparently mistreated his wife, according to the version of the second, who was a professional boxer. The result was a violent scene that has gone viral on social networks and has opened a deep controversy.
Experts on sexist violence point out that there are men right now thinking about how to harm their partners or ex-partners and even planning a murder. Sometimes they resort to vicarious violence, through minors. It is one of the dramas that Spain has, a terror with dramatic statistics and in the face of which the current laws and protocols are insufficient. While this reality continues to grow, there are political parties that deny the problem or are lukewarm about it. It is urgent to act with more measures to deter aggressors.
The León cinema scene has raised an intense debate among users of the X network, formerly Twitter: what would you do if you witnessed an attack on a woman? It can happen to anyone, in the park, in the supermarket, on the porch of your home. It is not a simple question. Numerous television programs have shown with hidden cameras that ordinary citizens do not usually act if they witness sexist aggression before their eyes.
The boxer acted in Leonese cinema. His name is Antonio Barrull and there are those who think that he did not do well. Firstly, because in the images it is not observed that there was a sexist aggression and it is also seen that he is the first one to hit the opponent. Secondly, because he could have been cruel. It is fine for him to stop an alleged aggressor, but what happens is that he beats him up, some Twitter users report. The controversy that has arisen is whether he could have gone too far and that, being a fighting professional, he should not have been so forceful.
For others, a majority, the boxer is a hero and what he did deserves recognition. There are many messages of support that he has received in recent hours. Barrull apologized to the public in the room, there were many minors, and later on social networks. The debate is served and is fully present.
