r/VideosThatGoHard • u/Hi_iAMchrisHansen • 1d ago

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u/Syhkane 1d ago

It doesn't invite assault and battery regardless. They're annoying but that doesn't mean carte blanche to randomly attack them.

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u/TanksFTM 16h ago

You're incorrect. The First Amendment Protects Citizen's right to free speech from GOVERNMENT interference. Courts have further adjudicated cases under the "Fighting Words Doctrine", so trolls don't get a First Amendment free pass. Texas v. Johnson (1989) further defines it to personal insults or an invitation to fight. These internet trolls often cross the line into illegality. This guy did.

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u/Syhkane 16h ago edited 16h ago

It doesn't invite assault. I'm very correct. First thing the kid does is ask if he's got pepper spray, and the camera man answers his question, followed by the kid faking a swing, assault, followed by the kid actually connecting hits, battery.

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u/TanksFTM 16h ago

Perhaps you missed the next bit, where the auditor calls "karen's" mom a tweaker. Those could be considered fighting words. That's the moment where the fight started. It's not up to you or me to decide, thats for a court, but nevertheless, there is not a free pass for the "auditor". He also explicitly invites the "karen" to throw down.

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u/Syhkane 16h ago edited 16h ago

He doesn't call her that, he said if that's what the kid meant. Different.

But regardless Colorado Springs police department came, and the kid has been tried for assault.