New answers tagged assault
2
votes
If someone threatens force to prevent another person from leaving, are they holding them hostage?
germany
That question has a lot of if's and when's attached. I will simplify the question a bit: a person is in an enclosed space and another person is preventing them from getting out without any ...
- 9,502
4
votes
If someone threatens force to prevent another person from leaving, are they holding them hostage?
canada
The facts you have presented do not make out the offence of hostage taking under section 279.1 of the Criminal Code. This would require an intent to induce someone other than the hostage to do ...
- 66.1k
-1
votes
Is it legal to use force against a person who is trying to stop you from rescuing another person?
Alice has gone out on a frozen lake and fell through the thin ice. Eve, who is heavier than Alice, wants to run out and pull her out. To Bob it is clear that if he stops Eve, Alice will die, but if he ...
- 35.1k
3
votes
Can brandishing a weapon constitute assault?
united-kingdom
The legal definition of assault is to put someone in fear of receiving violence or unlawful force.
The infliction of violent physical force begins at battery, proceeds through actual ...
- 2,799
1
vote
Can brandishing a weapon constitute assault?
california
In California the mere brandishing of a weapon may be a misdemeanor (CA PC 417). When brandished in front of law enforcement - becomes a felony. It is neither a "threat" nor an &...
- 2,692
-6
votes
Can brandishing a weapon constitute assault?
No, brandishing a weapon is not a crime without reasonable belief that it could be used. If the weapon is used to place someone in reasonable fear of a battery, it is a crime.
- 1
2
votes
Can brandishing a weapon constitute assault?
This will depend on the definition of criminal assault in the jurisdiction, but in many jurisdictions, criminal assault includes acts that threaten to apply force to another person.
E.g. Canada's ...
- 66.1k
Top 50 recent answers are included