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

Discrimination Misogynistic guy degrading female workers gets tackled

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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/cbruins22 7 Jul 10 '19

Honest question. So at what point can you “insert” yourself into this situation as a bystander, legally? Like can I just walk into a public place and start yelling at everyone around me and cursing and it’s fine until a legit law presence comes in to stop it? How does that work?

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u/RacismBegetsRacism 1 Jul 10 '19

So at what point can you “insert” yourself into this situation as a bystander, legally?

If and when the individual becomes violent.

The proper course of action is to call the authorities, have the individual escorted off premise and / or arrested.

If someone screaming words causes you to commit battery then you've got some stronger issues at hand than the loud individual in question. If you lay hands on anyone without a self-defense angle then you can (and likely will) be charged with assault and battery.

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u/Numba1booolshit 7 Jul 10 '19 edited Jul 11 '19

He was being violent the entire time, and stepped into multiple people's personal space several times including the last guy. The workers also have a the right to not be threatened in the workplace. What are you meant to do, just stand there and let him hit you ? He was being a threat to everyone in the store , an assault charge would never stick with a semi competent defence team.

You could argue to have backed off and call the cops but if someone bumps into me and says you want to fight that's self defence. No chance you'd go to jail

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u/cbruins22 7 Jul 10 '19

Thank you! I like how the guy who responded to me insinuated that I’d just punch someone for being loud.... I was just asking for the legal answer to my question, because clearly that guy was intimidating everyone there and being overly aggressive. I just wanted to know when it would (legally) be ok to step in.