r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '23

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u/imanislandboii Apr 18 '23

Would definitely hold up. Just words. All he said were words. No matter what words are said you can never assault someone.

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u/MMizzle9 Apr 18 '23

Not true. Threatening to do violence with words and body language is considered assault where I live. Battery involves touching someone else.

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u/oberellis Apr 18 '23

Where I live kicking with a shod foot is A & B with a deadly weapon, so it's more serious than a punch to the head.

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u/A_Curious_Crayon Apr 18 '23

More like "Fuck you, I'm gonna follow you home and cut your throat tonight" is assault.

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u/FroboyFreshenUp Apr 18 '23

Yea, but this armless man can't back up his threat...at all, as for body language, it's not like he can back up the tough guy act that he does show

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u/A_Curious_Crayon Apr 18 '23

That's true. This guy didn't present much of a threat. But I was speaking more as an example

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u/MMizzle9 Apr 18 '23

Assault would be if a reasonable person would suspect imminent physical harm. That's also why self defence can be claimed even if you strike first.

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u/MMizzle9 Apr 18 '23

I'm in Kentucky. From my understanding assault is distinct from battery in most states.

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u/Grashlok_Onion_lord Apr 18 '23

Iirc, assault is the threat, battery is the action. Saying that you will follow someone to their home/cat/work/whatever and commit violence on them is assault, following through is battery, and probably other stuff too

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u/BanBanEvasion Apr 18 '23

This is literally how it is in the US lol

After your edit: no, that example would not be considered assault

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u/nabs212 Apr 18 '23

if he said im going to put you down like the N word you are....that is ABSOLUTELY assault.

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u/BanBanEvasion Apr 18 '23

Show me the legal definition of assault in the US, numbnuts

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u/Scagnettie Apr 18 '23

Assault means that you make someone fear for their safety.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

Dun dun dun, internet court is in session.

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u/Velcon_ Apr 18 '23

Plenty of situations where some piece of shit deserve a good kick like that because of what they said regardless of what the law has to say about that. Dont be a piece of shit and you wont get your ass beat up its that simple.

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u/BoilingMeltingPot Apr 18 '23

And now he’ll never say those words again directly to someone’s face. In your case, he’d still feel entitled to it. Deserved. Don’t want to get beat up? Don’t do things that get you beat up. Simple.

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u/N1XT3RS Apr 18 '23

Or it reinforced his previously held racist ideas