Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-26 13:33:34 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 493FD0316276377D6B9BA80D789A57C36AEAD41DD005043AD590C99FF9F8918B
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Original Note:
Assault does not require contact. It requires causing someone to fear imminent violence. The person arrested says, “If you touch me again…”: causing the officer to reasonably believe he’d be imminently attacked. The man therefore assaulted the officer and was lawfully arrested. https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-against-person-incorporating-charging-standard
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