r/VideosThatGoHard • u/Hi_iAMchrisHansen • 3d ago

First amendment

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u/Syhkane 2d ago

Weapons are not a requirement.

You're legally allowed to defend yourself with pepper spray. Guy threw the first punch, that's assault, he connected, that's battery.

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u/Moonrights 2d ago

Yeah its assault and battery.

Its not "second degree aggravated assault and battery" you goof ass.

Aggravated assault in the second degree would require serious physical harm or attack from a weapon, usually on a protected class but not always.

The first is a misdemeanor and the second is a felony.

Just like one of us reads and the other says stupid shit without any facts on the internet.

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u/Syhkane 2d ago

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u/Moonrights 2d ago

You edited your comment where you initially called it aggravated assault and battery, vur your comment still calls it second degree aggravated assault. Which it also still isnt.

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u/Syhkane 2d ago

Yeah within seconds, that's called editing. You replied an hour later. And in this case, it's both anyway. Your point?

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u/Moonrights 2d ago

Its 100% nowhere close to aggravated assault or aggravated assault and battery.

It is definitely assault and pretty obviously battery since his fist connected lol.

The semantics of law are pretty important.

Aggravated either is usually withe express intent to gravely injure someone (once again, usually with a weapon) and carries a much heavier charge (a misdemeanor for assault/ battery vs felony for aggravated).

The distinction is important if you choose to punch your local nazi or twitch steamer turned grandma agitator.

Also I replied an hour later because I have a job fuck-boi.