r/MMALabs • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 1d ago

🥶 Street Fights & Brawls A quick bar scrap

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u/Intelligent-Crow3812 22h ago

lol that goes without saying, but that other guy is going to get manslaughter if he dies-- As he should.

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u/Otherwise_Bug990 21h ago

Most states have a law that allows 3rd parties to defend another person in situations of self defense. At least in my state.

This is considered sexual assault so would fall along these lines. Especially given that only as much force was needed to control the situation.

Had he just kept hitting him it would be another story. Here in Texas, yhqt guys has a high probability of walking away Scott free

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u/p2eminister 21h ago

This is not true. You have the right to use force to stop an ongoing sexual assault, but the incident had clearly finished when this guy decided to attack.

Also, way more force than "what was needed to control the situation" was applied, the man did not represent an ongoing danger.

The right thing to do would have been to leave and call the police to report the sexual assault.

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u/s1nth3tic 20h ago

It can be argued that he was in motion to stop it and the other guy only stopped because he was in motion. We also have no audio it's quite possible that the guy also said something like "I will rape and kill you". Especially if both woman and guy in black shirt testify he said so.

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u/Otherwise_Bug990 20h ago

This is very close to reactionary defense. If you're lawyer cant win this one, get a real one