Arian Berisha, the 21-year-old who threw a glass at Redfoo at an eastern Sydney hotel last year, has been handed a two-year good behaviour bond. Berisha pleaded guilty in March to the highly publicised assault, which left Redfoo with a cut above his right eye.

As ABC News reports, Redfoo, whose real name is Stefan Kendal Gordy and who was in the country while he acted as a judge on The X Factor, was assaulted at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay back in August.

The court heard that Berisha was intoxicated on the night of the incident, when he and his friends were playing a variation of the “ice bucket challenge” game. Berisha and his friends were pouring water on each other and decided to target 38-year-old Redfoo because he was a celebrity.

Berisha approached the bar and asked for a short glass filled with water, which he intended to pour on the LMFAO member, but instead threw the glass at him. In sentencing, the magistrate said it was a prank that had gone wrong and Berisha would have no convictions recorded.

According to Nine News reporter Leila McKinnon, at one point in the court proceedings, the judge presiding over the case revealed that he was unfamiliar with just who the hell Redfoo was, and we must say, that makes us incredibly envious.

Those of you who are familiar with Redfoo will know that he is, by all accounts, an unlikeable human being. Besides his vomit-inducing visual aesthetic and his membership in one of the most ghastly musical collaborations of the 21st Century, it’s his solo career that really gets our bile ducts going.

Back in November, Redfoo participated in a collaboration with Play-n-Skillz, Lil Jon, and Enertia McFly titled ‘Literally I Can’t’. We called it the most misogynistic song of 2014 and we stand by that appraisal. Of course, Redfoo would later come out to claim that he was the victim.

Suffice it to say, we were glad when we heard that he may not have any reason to stay in the country, after a rumour surfaced that the producers of The X Factor would be replacing two members of the reality show’s judging panel.

Keeping all of that in mind, you may be inclined to rejoice at Berisha receiving a mere slap on the wrist, and hey if that’s what the judge thinks this particular case merited, then who are we to doubt him? We’re certainly not legal experts.

Should someone get more than the equivalent of a warning for glassing someone, regardless of how drunk they were or if they were playing a prank on someone? We think so, but that’s not really the issue at hand.

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No, what’s important to remember here is that while Redfoo is most certainly an unlikeable human being (though we’re certain you have your own colourful euphemism for what he is), that’s not a reason to assault someone, even if they do annoy the shit out of you.

Depending on how you come at it, the punishment handed down to Berisha looks bogus, whether that’s because you think it should’ve been more severe or even lighter, but if it’s the latter, maybe you need to reconsider your position.

Redfoo’s music may be crap, his presence on television and in pop culture may be irritating, and he may be a totally obnoxious and downright misogynistic figure, but that doesn’t mean you get to glass him, nor should you commend anyone that does.

Instead, we suggest you do something more creative. Take The Stiffys, for example, who took the piss out of ‘Literally I Can’t’ with their art rock cover, or Dallas Frasca, who channelled her frustration into a shrewd essay for Tone Deaf.

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