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A crime definition most people don't think about much...
JTH:
I recently attended an instructor development course with Tom Givens, and unsurprisingly found in it a number of interesting things to think about.
One of the interesting things discussed was what exactly "aggravated assault" was---and how the name itself tends to make us not clearly think (from a self-defense perspective) what it actually MEANS when someone commits that particular crime.
I wrote about it, because it occurred to me that perhaps I'm not the only one missing that particular important point...
https://precisionresponse.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/crime-definitions-you-should-think-about/
I always knew what "aggravated assault" meant from a legal perspective--but I hadn't really thought about it from a self-defense perspective. And that's something I should be doing...
Mudinyeri:
Enlightening.
Mali:
Nice article that does make you think about what people are charged with and why the prosecutors might be using that approach. It also changes the view of the statistics as well.
Thanks!
Lmbass14:
--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on September 19, 2015, 09:35:09 AM ---Enlightening.
--- End quote ---
Ditto. Thanks for sharing.
SemperFiGuy:
While we're at it, another omnibus crime charge beloved of prosecutors is Terroristic Threats.
Covers everything from bomb threats made about airliners all the way down through and including domestic quarrels between unmarried live-ins.
And is a felony, to boot.
sfg
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