Timeline for If someone threatens force to prevent another person from leaving, are they holding them hostage?
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| Sep 17 at 17:31 | comment | added | shoover | IANAL. If I'm person A, parked legally and behaving sanely, and some unknown person B comes up behind me and without provocation blocks me in and threatens me with bodily injury (which seems to be assault in my jurisdiction), I am not going to get out of my car to see what else the unhinged assailant will do. Context: I live in Texas, and person B may be armed with more than just mace. | |
| Sep 16 at 22:33 | comment | added | David S | The details are lacking to make any actual determination. Does Person A have a condition attached to the allowance to park, such as a fee? Does Person B own or represent the owners of the property? Does Person B have a lien or some other right to the vehicle? With the details provided, it can easily be either person committing a crime. | |
| Sep 16 at 21:53 | comment | added | Darth Pseudonym | @brhans If they were free to walk out, probably not. If the person could physically leave the garage but couldn't take their car out safely, it's most likely a traffic violation (illegal parking) but not imprisonment/kidnapping/etc, the same as if you get blocked in by a double-parked car. | |
| Sep 16 at 15:50 | history | edited | Paul Johnson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Slight tweak to clarify that it is only driving away that is being prevented, not leaving on foot.
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| Sep 16 at 13:52 | history | edited | user55665484375 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 16 at 13:34 | comment | added | brhans | I wonder if the threat of getting "maced" would be enough for person A to claim to fear for their safety to the extent where they could use their car to push the bike out of the way and escape the situation ... | |
| Sep 16 at 2:37 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Sep 15 at 11:15 | history | edited | JBentley | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 15 at 6:20 | answer | added | nvoigt | timeline score: 7 | |
| Sep 15 at 6:17 | answer | added | Jen | timeline score: 13 | |
| Sep 15 at 5:38 | history | asked | user55665484375 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |