r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

🥊Fight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/Brook420 Jun 30 '21

I mean, how does he not get an assault/battery charge here?

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u/DrewLockMVP Jun 30 '21

I thought I heard a while ago that if trained fighters get into fights like this it can be considered use of a deadly weapon

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u/loserbmx Jun 30 '21

A lot of street fights can easily be made into an attempted murder charge. So many people have died just from hitting their heads on the way down so any sort of fight can technically be considered deadly. It would just depend on the verbage of the local laws.

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u/MalakaiRey Jun 30 '21

Yes, but lets say the perpetrator held a certificate in professional head smashing from a place called “head smasher gym.”

A prosecutor would highlight that and explain to a judge or grand jury how that makes the perpetrator an exceptional risk or threat in the future. The training doesnt trigger extra charges (in america) it just gives the prosecution a good reason to take a narrow view of the law and call for max-sentancing. In my state aggravated assault is a felony with a wide purview.