Submitted by Key_Ad_7299 t3_126xjmd in washingtondc
borderlineidiot t1_jecsp0s wrote
Reply to comment by AStaleCheerio in Glenmont redline racist incident march 30th, 2023 by Key_Ad_7299
Threats are assault. Battery are if the person carries out the threat:
Definition: "Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact."
AStaleCheerio t1_jecuo00 wrote
In DC, for physical assaults that don't meet felonies and dont involve a weapon, we typically charge simple assault. For verbal threats or incidents like OP's, the charge would be misdemeanor threats, since no physical assault occurred and nothing about this meets the criteria for felony
Simple assault is not the charge we would use for this.
Str8truth t1_jedc6tl wrote
u/borderlineidiot Don't confuse civil assault with criminal assault. The standards are different.
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