12847227, But of course the child rule doesn't work all the time right?
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Jul-07-15 10:38 AM
>But yes, children are a reasonable exception. The elderly and
>handicapped as well.
What if the child is Lebron James 6'3 15 year old? See what I am getting at.
The rule that captures small children, disabled, elderly and some women that a person shouldn't be hitting is the rule that a court would likely use which is would a reasonable person in that situation feel physically threatened in that situation enough to justify striking someone given a totality of the circumstances.
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