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In reply to the discussion: looks like the woman punched 1st, then football player punched back harder [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)125. Links to Legal Definitions of Assault
1st Link: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/assault
Another: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault
There are others - just Google "legal definition of assault".
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Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
OP
she makes a fist at him. he grabs her hand and holds it against her. she punches w other hand
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
#6
You can make all the fists you want. The first person to initiate assult is the guilty one
TampaAnimusVortex
Jul 2015
#86
I'm seeing her fist in the air (no drink) at 0:10, and shortly thereafter he grabs her right arm...
yawnmaster
Jul 2015
#128
better view in another video. I think he was holding her left arm before she raised her right. eom
yawnmaster
Jul 2015
#130
Looks like he was bullying and muscling himself up to the bar and shoving two women.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2015
#3
I may be wrong, but looked like he was trying to get to the bar and was shoving her.
Avalux
Jul 2015
#17
I can't see his right hand. only see the left hand grab her clenched fist
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
#10
That seems like a pretty accurate description. Also, a fairly muted reaction from
petronius
Jul 2015
#16
He is obviously shoving his way up into her personal space. She had the right to stand up to him.
phleshdef
Jul 2015
#9
I would just charge them both with assault, and let the lawyers figgure it out.
Travis_0004
Jul 2015
#13
Rutting was my best guess. Long ago now, but been a girl at a bar or two myself.
Hortensis
Jul 2015
#52
She's standing there with her back to him and he grabs her, turns her around
prayin4rain
Jul 2015
#40
Fuck him, he had no right to grab her and he was being extremely agressive before she swung
Quixote1818
Jul 2015
#41
She argues with him. He grabs her arm. She punches his shoulder. He punches her face.
DetlefK
Jul 2015
#44
I think football players should be given special training from 9th grade onward
lostnfound
Jul 2015
#47
Nope.He was physically pressing on her, she asked him to stop, he grabbed her fist, she struck back
on point
Jul 2015
#58
That is what I see. Watched this several times from YouTube, full screen, high def.
Raster
Jul 2015
#61
He's a punk! He is behind her pushing against her and trying to push her out of the way.
Raster
Jul 2015
#60
Food for thought, but yes he should be charged for assault, after reading your thoughts
AuntPatsy
Jul 2015
#78
Nothing in the police report about that. One witness heard her yell "No" twice. Link to report
grossproffit
Jul 2015
#110
She raised her fist, he grabbed it, she hit him with her other fist, he hit her.
rocktivity
Jul 2015
#72
Yeah, how dare she turn around and say "no" to his repeatedly pushing on and touching her.
grossproffit
Jul 2015
#126
I'll remember next time someone bumps me that I can hit them with an axe.
Starry Messenger
Jul 2015
#93
Deliberate force without consent is the legal use of the word assault.
Starry Messenger
Jul 2015
#109
No, she held her fist up and said something. Then he decked her. Klassy guy. nt
valerief
Jul 2015
#108
Bs. He is pushing up against her, she turns to tell him to stop he grabs her first
on point
Jul 2015
#133