Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-25 00:39:20 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 59A6499C88F1D2D594F7C47E62811B2FF259B0FC27F29C79FA1B2CF479EF3D0E
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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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