• Maalus@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      No it isn’t when there’s probable cause. And “dude started running after me” is enough for self defense to kick in. Actually it is probably enough to charge the dude.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      Intentionally causing a person to fear harm is assault. Greentext is committing assault. It might not be possible to convict for it, but it’s still assault.

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      5 months ago

      They had legitimate reason to believe they were in danger. Not assault at all. Unlikely to be assault.

      Edit: Guess I shouldn’t say “definitely not assault”. Don’t have all the information here, so can’t come to any definitive conclusions.