Let’s just suppose, for the moment, that this fellow slapped your WIFE on the butt ... or slapped you DAUGHTER on the butt.
Just suppose ...
What, exactly, would you want to do to him?
Let’s just suppose, for the moment, that your son who is otherwise a good kid in as some shortsighted prank slapped some random woman on the butt.
Just suppose ...
Would you agree he should have his life destroyed forever with a felony conviction that would make it impossible for him to get a job at 60 or if the father tracked him down and killed him would you throw up your hands and say ‘oh well, I love my son but I guess he deserved it’?
Its about proportionality not justifying an overreaction by only taking the pov of the aggrieved party.
That was certainly bad manners, and he deserves to be fined, even arrested for assault, but felony seems a bit severe.
A felony is permanent (I think) and you lose your right to vote.
Want, or reasonably expect? An ass whupin’ would be appropriate and would keep the gov out of it. Otherwise a low level misdemeanor charge would probably suffice.
A simple beatdown would suffice.
If it were my wife or daughter I would be the one charged with felony battery and the perp would walk away and probably sue me for everything I own.
We would have had a talk. I would not have went to the law.
It wouldn’t be a felony. It should be a misdemeanor.