Think this is MC?

[SNIPERBBB]

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

No, it's assault.

Rita

[SanDiegoSteve]

Good old Austin O'Such. He should be in jail, but I guess getting suspended from his school and the team for the rest of the school year will do for now.

[Dave Reed]

Sorry Rita, I can 't resist......

For sure this is not assault, which is the crime of causing someone to fear violence may be done to them. In this instance, one can make a case for battery, which is actual violence.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

Sorry Rita, I can 't resist......

For sure this is not assault, which is the crime of causing someone to fear violence may be done to them. In this instance, one can make a case for battery, which is actual violence.

Good enough for me.

Just because it was done during a game shouldn't mean anything

Rita

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Just because it was done during a game shouldn't mean anything

It should mean getting kicked off the team at the very least, and possibly out of school depending on his other contributions to campus life, if any.

[EsqUmp]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

Sorry Rita, I can 't resist......

For sure this is not assault, which is the crime of causing someone to fear violence may be done to them. In this instance, one can make a case for battery, which is actual violence.

You may want to check your state laws. They aren't all the same. Where I come from, that's an assault. Battery doesn't exist in my neck of the woods.

[SanDiegoSteve]

It is amazing the things we can find to argue about on this forum.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

Sorry Rita, I can 't resist......

For sure this is not assault, which is the crime of causing someone to fear violence may be done to them. In this instance, one can make a case for battery, which is actual violence.

I wish more people understood that.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

I wish more people understood that.

In several states, assault in the threat, coupled with the ability, to cause bodily harm. Battery is causing bodily harm.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

Sorry Rita, I can 't resist......

For sure this is not assault, which is the crime of causing someone to fear violence may be done to them. In this instance, one can make a case for battery, which is actual violence.

Depends on your state. Minnesota does not have a battery statute. So in MN, it would likely be assault.

No idea about Arizona criminal code.

[johnnyg08]

Here's Minnesota's statute:

Assault 5

Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor. Whoever does any of the following commits an assault and is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) commits an act with intent to cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death; or (Key word there)

(2) intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm upon another.

It would likely be the lowest form of assault UNLESS the victim breaks a bone due to his behavior then it ups the ante a bit in MN anyway:

Then it would bump up to Assault 3 and I think that would be a felony.

Subdivision 1.Substantial bodily harm. Whoever assaults another and inflicts substantial bodily harm may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Definition of Substantial Bodily Harm: Subd. 7a.Substantial bodily harm. "Substantial bodily harm" means bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member.

Definition of Felony: Subd. 2.Felony. "Felony" means a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for more than one year may be imposed.