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Queens teacher gets the rubber room for punching Jersey Shore's Snooki

By Julia, Saturday, Dec. 12 2009 @ 1:23PM
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Categories: Crime and Punishment, Drinking, Follow-up, Julia

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Local Jersey Shore embarrassment, formerly the property of Staten Island and New Jersey, claimed another borough this week when Queens gym teacher Brad Ferro was identified as the man who punched cast-member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi on camera when she accused him of stealing her drink.

Ferro copped to simple assault and was sentenced to a $500 fine and anger management classes. The city says they didn't know about the conviction because it took place out of state. He's been pulled from the classroom and assigned to one of the rubber rooms where NYC warehouses problem teachers while school authorities investigate.

His father told the News that Polizzi "instigated" his son, who was warned by bouncers before the assault that he needed to stop drinking. He also blames MTV.

Marlboro, NY native Polizzi, whose participation in the show Time describes as "a fairy tale," went on Wendy Williams Friday to explain that "guidos and guidettes" are simply "good-looking people that, you know, like to make a scene and be center of attention."

MTV, which initially planned to sanitize the incident by showing an anti-violence PSA, will not be broadcasting footage of the assault, which quickly went viral on the internets when it was released as a promo clip.

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Comments (6)

R. Porrofatto says:

All's I can say is thank god this show isn't instigating any ethnic stereotypes.

Posted On: Sunday, Dec. 13 2009 @ 10:18AM
fatboyslim says:

I like to watch da snookie while eatin' my sausage an peppa hero. aight? that's da "situation". Ayyyyyyyyy.

Posted On: Monday, Dec. 14 2009 @ 1:18AM
brad nj expat says:

These fools are an embarassment to New Jerseyan's everywhere; wow, that's hard to do.

That said, the snookster did not deserve to be punched in the face in that situation...but karma has a funny way of working things out.

That guy ought to lose his job, there is something wrong with him.

Posted On: Tuesday, Dec. 15 2009 @ 9:27AM
nicoledee says:

Wow what real winners. Even this guy's father is a complete and utter moron - blaming the victim and MTV for his son's actions. Point of the matter is, Nicole and her friends were complaining that this Brad person was stealing their drinks, ok, then Nicole gets loud and gets assaulted for no reason. Point blank, he had no right to touch her or anyone else for that matter unless he was physically attacked first. This show just perpetuates the stereotype of Italians being loud mouth short tempered hostile morons. He deserved jail time and if I were Nicole I would have not only pushed for it, but would have ruined his life with a civil suit and by notifying his job. How this guy's father tries to scapegoat his son's behavior in front of cameras, bouncers, and a cop is amazing.

Posted On: Tuesday, Dec. 22 2009 @ 11:48AM
Lisa says:

Ordinarily, I would say that he's a jerk for hitting her, but she had it coming! She seems like a loudmouth skank

Posted On: Saturday, Jan. 30 2010 @ 12:55AM
Dwayne Fant says:

I'm kinda interested in the subject too, so I hope you come out with more of the same stuff.

Posted On: Saturday, Mar. 6 2010 @ 7:21AM

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