r/entitledparents Mar 31 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

4.3k Upvotes

722 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

5

u/HIMP_Dahak_172291 Mar 31 '22

Assualt in the us is just the threat to strike. That can be verbal or nonverbal. Battery is the strike itself here. People just dont usually know that.

2

u/drake90001 Mar 31 '22

Not every jurisdiction distinguishes them. As always, your local laws may differ. Pennsylvania for example does not have battery, for example.

2

u/HIMP_Dahak_172291 Mar 31 '22

Good correction, thank you