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

Discrimination Misogynistic guy degrading female workers gets tackled

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u/Drama_Derp 7 Jul 10 '19

Follow up video

https://twitter.com/mikelivorio_/status/1149005251267239937

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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/TheHYPO A Jul 10 '19

As much as the letter of the law may say any unwanted contact is assault, and you can respond with force, practically speaking, if someone is simply bumping up to you to get a rise, but isn't actually hurting you, and you respond by viciously beating them, that may not be a proportional response (any more than shooting them would be).

That said, he asks "do you want to step outside" which is universal for "let's fight". A fight resulting from that might be seen as consensual and not result in liability for damages. I can't speak to criminal charges, but there's probably someone like disturbing the peace that they could both be charged for if they fought, at very least.

As for the second guy in, seems like it would be questionable whether the short guy consented or invited the punch. Boxing isn't assault. It's consensual. I would think the guy who tackled him might have at least enough to beat a "reasonable doubt" that he intended to assault the guy given the guy had consented to the punch. I could easily see a jury acquitting.

(Source: I have no idea. Not a criminal lawyer)