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Think about what you just said. If an intermittent 126db is assault a hell of a lot of things are. Yes, and that's why there are regulations in many (most?) mu

Think about what you just said. If an intermittent 126db is assault a hell of a lot of things are. Yes, and that's why there are regulations in many (most?) municipalities regarding how long, how loud, and when. There is often an actual need for running a backhoe. I'm having trouble coming up with the use case for an EV making noise enough that hearing protection is required.

torstenvl 4y ago
That's a non sequitur. There are ordinances against jaywalking; that doesn't make jaywalking assault. There are ordinances against drug use; that doesn't make drug use assault. There are ordinances against camping within city limits; that doesn't make camping assault. The definition of assault is not "something I don't like that has an ordinance against it." Unpleasant sounds are not assault in any U.S. jurisdiction I'm aware of. Using the term in this conversation is hyperbolic and misleading.
- bryanlarsen 4y ago
  People have been charged with assault for the use of a loudspeaker. If it's loud enough to damage hearing than that's physical harm and thus assault.
  - throwaway0a5e 4y ago
    People have been charged with all sorts of dumb stuff over the years. Heck, I'm sure the civil liberties crowd could list off a couple dozen examples of asinine cases that are pending right now. It's beyond disingenuous to act like the exception is the norm.
  - torstenvl 4y ago
    Well, the closest thing on Lexis is an attempt at inciting an assault in a prison, by declaring over a loudspeaker that a certain inmate was a snitch. Berkshire v. Moran, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110795 (W.D.Mich. 2015). Which means one of the following: (1) never happened; (2) didn't hold up in court; or (3) the defendant was totally cool with being labeled a violent convict and didn't appeal.