Rudy describes horrific attack:

[Kingofalldems]

He's a hero!

Link to tweet

[Solly Mack]

1. The hair dye dripping down his face caused him more harm than that slap on the back did.

I'm not advocating slapping the elderly. Just in case that was needed.

[blm]

4. Lololol

[Frasier Balzov]

2. The people around him seemed to recognize

that it wasn't friendly.

[Effete Snob]

6. Remarkably, however

There are states in which some form of misdemeanor is an unconsented touching of another with the intent to cause offense or alarm.

I am surprised that New York's third degree assault requires physical injury:

S 120.00 Assault in the third degree.

A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:
1. With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes
such injury to such person or to a third person; or

2. He recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or

3. With criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another
person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.

Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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At best, it looks like third degree menacing:

S 120.15 Menacing in the third degree.

A person is guilty of menacing in the third degree when, by physical
menace, he or she intentionally places or attempts to place another
person in fear of death, imminent serious physical injury or physical
injury.

Menacing in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor.

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...but I think it is going to show that he should have reasonably feared imminent physical injury.


However, it is a good policy in life not to touch others without their consent, and especially not to touch others without consent for the purpose of causing offense or alarm - which is enough for assault in some other states (who may variously call it assault, battery, or some form of menacing or threatening).

[Frasier Balzov]

8. The NYS Department of Health includes temporary pain and inconvenience

within the defined consequences of non-fatal injury.

So if I were Rudy's slip-and-fall counsel, I'd be sure to make that connection.

[Sneederbunk]

3. There should be immediate federal legislation for the security of Big Lie advocates.

[Walleye]

5. I hate to think what would leak out if he did crack his skull

[TigressDem]

7. He scare-ded hims. Po baby.