A movie theater in León. The screening is Garfield, a children’s film. Suddenly, a bystander records an argument between two adults. After an exchange of words they have them. One of them had apparently abused 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 sparked a lot of controversy.
Experts on male violence point out that nowadays there are men thinking of ways to hurt their partners or ex-partners and even planning to commit murder. Sometimes they resort to vicarious violence, through minors. It is one of the dramas that Spain has, a terror with dramatic statistics and against which the current laws and protocols are insufficient.
While this reality keeps growing, there are political parties that deny this big problem or are lukewarm about it. It is necessary to act by putting in place more measures that deter the aggressors.
The movie scene in León has raised an intense debate among users of the X network, formerly Twitter: what would you do if you witnessed an assault on a woman? It can happen to anyone, in the park, in the supermarket, in the doorway of your home. It is not a simple matter. Many television programs have shown with hidden cameras that ordinary citizens do not usually act if they witness sexist aggression in front of their eyes.
The boxer acted in the Leonese cinema. His name is Antonio Barrul and there are those who think he did not do well. First of all, because the images do not show that there was any sexist aggression and you can also see that he is the one who hits the opponent first. Second, because there can be acrimony. It’s good to stop an alleged aggressor, but what happens is that the stomach, complain some tweeters. The controversy that has arisen is whether he went too far and that, being a professional fighter, he should not have been so forceful.
For others, a majority, the boxer is a hero and should be thanked for what he did. He has received quite a few messages of support in the last few hours. Barrul apologized to the audience in the room, many of whom were minors, and later on social media. There is debate and it is fully present.
