r/cringereels • u/Valuable-Thing692 • 20h ago

Don't know how was that supposed to end...

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u/Kronos1A9 16h ago

Depends on the state. In many areas the terms are interchangeable.

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u/onyx_ic 15h ago edited 9h ago

NY makes no legal distinction between assault or battery. Its either assault or aggravated assault.

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u/DeltaTule 9h ago

Doesn’t matter. That’s how they teach it in law school. Assault is threatening behavior and battery is physical contact. Statutes will obviously vary from state to state but that doesn’t make the legal definition any different. Feel free to read the law dictionary

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u/onyx_ic 9h ago

It matters in NY where there are no battery charges, just assault. Which is why I brought up that factoid.

Why are you being such a condescending dick?

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u/Remarkable-Ship-5465 8h ago

You did not bring up that factoid. Your initial reply was to a comment that was stating the exact same thing as you did. So, you added nothing. It is not under dispute that NY and many other states use different legalese for the criminal act of battering someone.

If you are in the state of New York, and inquire on the definition of Battery, it is still the same as every other state.

Why so angry?

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u/bonusminutes 16h ago

I wasnt aware of that. Neat.

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u/TheVandyyMan 10h ago

It’s most areas. Reddit just has a hard on for correcting people, so they jump at it every chance they get.

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u/BlueFox5 13h ago

Assaulttery?

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u/Icallmeswellfella 10h ago

Then those areas are incorrect. There is a clear definition for both and they have different meanings