Pulling away from an officer would not be an assault. It should be some type of resisting or obstructing charge, if that. But where I’m from, assault is to put someone in fear of receiving a battery, and from the way you explained it, that didn’t happen. I would be pissed too if I saw my wife getting upset.
I suppose Border Patrol’s duties are different than police in general, and maybe asking which specific store someone is going to upon crossing the border, does seem odd on face value. But we weren’t there and don’t know the demeanor of the person being questioned. Was he nervous, evasive, did he do something to warrant further questioning? Need more information to make a judgment.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2517082/posts
The above is the thread. The guy (Canadian) was being stupid, as I said on the other thread, but both were wrong. The part where he’s told that he’s going to jail for pulling away is near the end. I hope to hear/see more of the story, but from what we do know, I know this situation could have and should have been averted by both parties.
The average joe, citizen or not can be a jerk too, I suppose. But when one can exert force and authority over the other, it becomes a different ballgame, at least to me.