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Originally Posted by rainmaker
You could be right, but there's no way for you to know this for sure. Chi should at least consult a reputable attorney with experience in this kind of civil suit. It's possible he could win big time with the right attorney in the right venue. And it would be worth winning small if only as a warning to other hot-head folks who might think twice in the future before they hit a defenseless official who was only doing their job.
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You are 100% correct. There is a chance he could win a civil suit. What you are not thinking about is the set of witnesses that the coach will bring in. They will say how Chi baited the coach during the game. They will say how Chi went at the coach, dropped and F-bomb, and looked like he was about to hit him first. They'll say the coach was worried for his safety. It will all be blatant lies and huge exaggerations and the judge or jury will almost always throw it out. The flip side? In criminal court, the coach threw the punch after verbal provocation, didn't cause a major injury. Worst case? He'll plead to misdemeanor assault, get fined, and may get probation. Nothing Chi can do about that, and that's the market price in our court system today for what he described.
The coach is 100% wrong and should be punished worse than that. I agree with all of you on that point. Chances of that occurring are very slim.
BTW, I love the right attorney in the right venue idea. Right out of John Grisham!
