Father of the gym teacher fired for punching Snooki in the face: "He still has college loans"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42PcyZTVuWQ

Ferro made headline news after feuding with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi over drinks at a Jersey Shore bar, ending the fight with a blow to the reality star's face.

MTV's footage of the assault was removed from the Season 1 episode, but has since widely circulated over the Internet.

Ferro, 25, was fired from his job as a gym teacher at North Queens Community HS after the episode aired in December, and has had trouble finding work since.

"This kid has never been in any trouble -- ever," Dan Ferro told The Post. "Thanks to MTV, he got fired. Every other option he would've had got cut off. He still has college loans."

Out of career options, Ferro decided to join the military as a Cavalry Scout, where his misdemeanor conviction wouldn’t hold him back. He left for basic training in Fort Knox, Ky., last month.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/06/long-island-man-punched-snooki-joins-army/

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Seems over the top to fire him

But they are firing teachers for all kinds of reasons these days.

[FSogol]

2. Seriously? You'd want a gym teacher with anger problems teaching in your school?

:shrug:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

5. IMO, anyone that doesn't want to deck Snookie is the one with mental problems.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. How do we know he has anger problems?

I've never been in a fight in my life but I'd have a hard time not wanting to punch that stupid girl. LOL

Seriously, I have no idea what happened and why he hit her. I'd like to have a few more details before I decide this guy has anger problems.

[PeaceNikki]

9. So... you think there *IS EVER* a valid reason for a man to punch a woman in the face?!

Are you fucking kidding me?

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. I'm a woman and I know I would never punch a man for fear he would punch me back

No I don't think it's right for anyone to punch anyone. Sex has nothing to do with it.

[PeaceNikki]

14. Snooki didn't punch him.

Watch the video. It was an argument over shots and was all on tape.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Just watched the video. He's an ass.

She also didn't say anything to deserve him being mad at her. He stole her drinks. Sounds like she was trying to explain they were hers and he shouldn't take them.

You have to wonder too why he would do this with cameras filming the whole thing. The joys of reality TV. LOL

[Lastactiongyro]

19. Snooki is a woman??

[Tunkamerica]

21. He punched a 5 foot tall woman in the face as hard as he could for spilling his drink

do you need more context?

[Kahuna]

24. She's not even five feet. She's four foot nine inches. nt

[Kahuna]

23. He was drunk and punched a tiny girl in the face for nothing. He

knocked her to the ground. He should have done prison time.

[Alenne]

3. He punched a woman in the face for no reason.

Screw him. I don't think he should be allowed in the military either but I guess they are looking for his type.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. How do you know that?

I don't see anything in the OP that indicates he had no reason to hit her. :shrug:

[Alenne]

10. I actually saw the episode.

But even if I hadn't seen the episode she is less than half his size. There was no reason for him to hit her and no excuse for his behavior.

[PeaceNikki]

11. The video of the hit is in the OP - watch it.

And I still contend that a man hitting a woman is never justified. And "she's an annoying douchebag" is no reason for violence.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Wow. First he stole her drinks and then he punched her.

Yep. That was messed up. He's definitely got some anger issues.

[Tunkamerica]

22. This happened a year or more ago. I saw the video then and read the articles

She spilled a drink or something inane and he punched her in the face.

[Kahuna]

26. What do you think would have been an acceptable reason for him

to hit a tiny girl hard enough to knock her off a bar stool to the ground? :wtf:

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. This loser sucker punches a woman and people feel bad for him?

I don't care who she is, the guy is a dick and should not work around any kids. The military will be a good place for him.

[PeaceNikki]

6. MTV didn't make him punch a woman in the face. Fuck him.

[PeaceNikki]

12. This report says he joined the Army and left last month

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Snooki-Puncher-Joins-Army-117489063.html

[MyrnaLoy]

17. WTF

is a Snookie?

[Jim__]

18. Does that guy look drunk to anybody else?

That's not an excuse; but I think that's why he did it. Just drunk and being stupid.

[mackerel]

20. He's a dude hitting a chick, did she press charges?

[Kahuna]

25. He was drunk. But that's no excuse for decking a tiny girl.

ETA... or any girl..or man for that matter.

[MineralMan]

27. Morons. The whole lot of them.

Sheesh!