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> Read assault laws. Most people think that assault is battery. It isn't. That's why you often hear"assault & battery." "Assault" is causing someone to (reason
by 5555624 3y ago
> Read assault laws. Most people think that assault is battery. It isn't.
That's why you often hear"assault & battery." "Assault" is causing someone to (reasonably) feel in danger; while "battery" is the actual act.
- screwturner68 3y agoLet's take a step back, telling someone to F- off!, even a cop is considered free speech and has been verified by the SC. On the other have telling someone I'm going to rack your F-ing skull open could be considered assault -this is threatening language and is not free speech.
- mrangle 3y agoTake a step back from what, exactly? What they stated was factual and generally complete. The event in question was not someone telling a cop to F off. There are plenty of chargeable variations within the gamut of your polar examples.