TheTwinAndreBen
3 stacks
Just to be clear, you can be charged with assault without touching someone. In most jurisdictions, an assault can be merely an apprehension or fear of physical harm. When you put your hands on someone, it rises to a battery.
No idea what happened, but they could have charged them with assault for just scaring or threatening people. However, if a person doesn't verbally threaten physical harm, i.e. cock a fist back, point a weapon at someone, etc., which, from the article, it doesn't sound like happened, then the case gets reeeeaaaallly weak.
If that is the case, then it is pretty fucking weaksauce to charge with assault and disturbing the peace, especially since it appears that the incident concluded with no one suffering any harm except hurt feelings.
The Clarks are probably guilty of overzealously defending their child who probably doesn't have completely clean hands either, but that happens all the time in public high schools in the age of helicopter parents. Getting the police involved is just fucking silly.
My prediction is charges are dropped and apology from school.
No idea what happened, but they could have charged them with assault for just scaring or threatening people. However, if a person doesn't verbally threaten physical harm, i.e. cock a fist back, point a weapon at someone, etc., which, from the article, it doesn't sound like happened, then the case gets reeeeaaaallly weak.
If that is the case, then it is pretty fucking weaksauce to charge with assault and disturbing the peace, especially since it appears that the incident concluded with no one suffering any harm except hurt feelings.
The Clarks are probably guilty of overzealously defending their child who probably doesn't have completely clean hands either, but that happens all the time in public high schools in the age of helicopter parents. Getting the police involved is just fucking silly.
My prediction is charges are dropped and apology from school.