Which legendary sci-fi franchise is best: Star Wars or Star Trek? Well, two Oklahoma men took the age-old argument to its extreme. The pair’s debate – Star Wars Vs. Star Trek – quickly devolved into violence, ending in arrest. That’s fan dedication for you.
On 1st of July, two acquaintances – Bradley Burke and Jerome Whyte, inhabitants of the same emergency housing building – debated the merits of the two franchises. Their Star Wars Vs. Star Trek discussion soon turned ugly, and Whyte attacked Burke by attempting to choke him. Burke defended himself by grabbing a nearby pocket knife and warning his assailant off. Whyte cut himself trying to grab the knife before retreating. Police later arrested Whyte, charging him with assault and possession of marijuana.
Though we make light of the petty basis of this altercation, the police report makes clear that it resulted in a serious assault. The chronology of the event, via the police report (edited for clarity):
The arresting officer determined “that the AR was the aggressor in this altercation”.
There’s a bit more background to the strange “trick” insult mentioned in the police report. Ars Technica’s Cyrus Farivar writes:
“Before the altercation broke out, the two men had been playing a Batman game on Xbox. Burk had asked Whyte how he did a particular trick on the game.
As they played, they were ribbing each other, dishing out insults like “joker,” and other names.
Eventually, some other friends of Whyte’s came over. The entire group got to talking about the two science fiction series. Burk, who preferred Star Wars, was arguing his side.
“He was saying Spock was the s*** and I was saying Yoda was the s***,” he told Ars.
Burk then reprised the “joker” moniker, to which Whyte took offense, and felt that he had been disrespected in front of his friends. At that point, they broke out fighting.
“After that everything went to hell,” he added.”
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