Assaulting an official

[TXMike]

"Having words" ?!?!?!?! NOTHING can be gained by that. Like the saying goes...you can't have an argument if only 1 person is talking. Keep your mouth shut and get out of Dodge.

[LouisianaDave]

I do agree with all of you, and it was wrong to say anything, it is also wrong for a parent to do what he did.

[TXMike]

What you did was wrong. What the parent (and I use that term loosely) did was CRIMINAL.

[LouisianaDave]

Well we will see just how criminal the state of Louisiana thinks it is.

[JugglingReferee]

Definitely keep us updated!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LouisianaDave

Well we will see just how criminal the state of Louisiana thinks it is.

Having words with someone could simply be Dave telling the jerk to get out of his face. Unless we know what words were said, there's no way we can judge.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by LouisianaDave

Well we will see just how criminal the state of Louisiana thinks it is.

Sounds like you're getting belligerent with us. Not sure why - we're on your side. But several of us recommended that you (in the future) or other readers do their best to avoid this situation by leaving in a group, and entirely ignoring these morons. Sometimes that's difficult ... but "having words" with him could turn out to be part of the reason he gets away with this. I hope he doesn't. But they may find you instigating things a bit. We don't have carte blanche to say whatever we want to fans as we leave, so without knowing what you said, we don't know how your courts will react to it.

I'd limit it to, "Sir, if you don't stop, I'll have to call the police." or somesuch.

[TXMike]

Unless the person is physically blocking your movement or is brandishing some sort of weapon (or potential weapon) , no need to even "threaten" calling the police. Just get out of Dodge. Let them scream and holler all they want. If they are cussing and others want to call the police to report his disorderly conduct, let them do it. If you call then you are going to have to stick around and that may cause more troubloe than it is worth.

[LouisianaDave]

No, I wasnt being belligerent at all, I appreciate all that was said. I know you guys are on my side, I was stating a situation that happened.

I prob should have been more specific about what happened. In a nutshell As we were leaving there were fans at the gate, they were telling us we officiated horrible, i said no you guys played horrible(mistake on my part) then as im walking to my car, this parent comes running up to me asking what i said, repeated what i said(again dumb on my part) and then he hit me.

As of today charges have been filed, and I was told by the police that he may try and file charges against me for disturbing the peace.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by TXMike

Unless the person is physically blocking your movement or is brandishing some sort of weapon (or potential weapon), no need to even "threaten" calling the police. Just get out of Dodge. Let them scream and holler all they want. If they are cussing and others want to call the police to report his disorderly conduct, let them do it. If you call then you are going to have to stick around and that may cause more trouble than it is worth.

Sorry, gotta say that this is bad advice. If a person threatens you, it certainly is justification to threaten to phone the police, or to actually phone the police.

It's called preventative citizenship.

[Texas Aggie]

Nothing will happen to this guy becasue you "had some words". His attorney wil say he was provoked.

His attorney isn't going to say that unless he's a complete idiot. There's no state I'm aware of that allows words only to be a provocation for physical action.

I don't know why people make this stuff up and assume the worst. These things almost always get plead out since there isn't a defense and there was witnesses.

You also need to go to small claims court and file a civil suit against him for assault and/or battery. He almost certainly has liability insurance and you can get some money out of it. If you want to give it to charity, that's fine, but you need to go through the process. People like this need to be dealt with harshly.

Don't forget folks: you CAN defend yourself. Don't sit there and be a punching bag. Learn how to kick to the groin and grab an elbow.