• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      3 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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      3 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.