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> there's no question he threw a sandwich at someone, and there's no question that is legally assault. It's not assault
by aprilthird2021 11mo ago
> there's no question he threw a sandwich at someone, and there's no question that is legally assault.
It's not assault
- JohnFen 11mo agoIt is. In the US legal system, intentional unwanted physical contact is "assault". This was obviously unwanted physical contact. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault That said, this is exceptionally minor in nature, and the reason I would have decided with the majority of the jury is because the consequences that the guy already incurred as a result of his actions seem proportional to me. Additional legal consequences seem to me to be politically motivated overkill and so not acceptable.
- aprilthird2021 11mo agoDid you read your own link? > Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact The latter part is what the jury and everyone disagreed about. There's no reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact from someone who is drunk, threw a sandwich at you, and ran away.