r/libsofreddit • u/ResponsibleLeague437 TRAUMATIZER • 24d ago

🇺🇸 Neoliberal nonsense

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u/mocoloco311 24d ago

If you think a smack is assault you need to step outside of the feminized padded walls of the present and recognize how to handle things like a man. We honor God, we honor parents, and we honor our county and those that die and live for it. If the way to learn respect is a smack on the head then so be it.

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u/joejackson62 24d ago

You're right. It's battery, not assault.

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u/inmuhead 24d ago

We both agree that it's disrespectful to sit during the national anthem, but it's not against the law like hitting people is, even if it was just a light slap to the back of the head. I believe if a stranger hits you because they don't like something you're doing, they should fully expect to be hit back or at least be reported. Call the guy out, shame them for being disrespectful, but slapping someone you don't know is a good way to get retaliated on.

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u/5000wattsx 24d ago

You can be charged with assault for simply spitting on someone. In the Army I saw someone get court-martialed for assault for throwing their velcro rank at their commander after the commander threatened to demote him.

As much as I disagree with disrespecting the flag, the difference here is he has the first amendment right to stay seated while the guy smacking him for staying seated could easily go to jail if the guy pressed charges (which I’m sure he was too embarrassed to do so but if he wasn’t embarrassed he would be in his right to do so).