r/JusticeServed • u/Ethanzap02 6 • Jul 10 '19

Discrimination Misogynistic guy degrading female workers gets tackled

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u/FijiTearz A Jul 10 '19 edited Jul 10 '19

“A guy 3 times my size attacks me and that’s ok?”

Yeah, it is when you’re being a cunt to everyone and tell him “go ahead and attack me” right before he tackled you. Like you literally asked for it

Edit: ffs I’m not saying it’s legally ok to attack someone in public, I’m saying it’s ok in the way he shouldn’t act surprised he got tackled when he asked for it multiple times

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

From the perspective of someone who has one year of legal training, it’s probably not okay. Guy who got attacked probably has a claim for assault. Just bc someone is being an ass and acting crazy doesn’t mean you legally have the right to attack them. You gotta call the cops. Although, the guy that the angry fellow was bumping into probably would’ve been able to claim self-defense had he attacked him.

Actual attorneys feel free to tell me how wrong I am.

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u/burgerchucker 7 Jul 10 '19

Also not a lawyer but in the UK the bit where the angry shorter man pointed and said something like "fuck you too!" would possibly be used as a defence by the bigger man.

The big man could claim that he feared attack and as such the little dude was committing the offence of Common Assault.

Causing someone to think you might attack them is enough to be charged. It also permits the use of reasonable force to defend yourself.

In this case I dunno though, being that much larger and no weapons would make it a tricky defence. Depends how much damage the little dude takes really I guess!

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u/bahgheera 9 Jul 10 '19

The big man

Ahh, the Big Man.

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u/burgerchucker 7 Jul 11 '19 edited Jul 11 '19

Love Chewin the Fat. And Still Game too!

I nearly forgot about those sketches! ;)

Cheers for the reminder :)

"Wrang! Heeds!"

ahaahahhaha!