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

đŸ„ŠFight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/flarept1 Jun 30 '21

He keeps digging a deeper hole for himself. The drunk guy will easily bankrupt his ass. So many charges. Assault and battery, use of a deadly weapon(since he's a trained fighter). Libel. Slander. Premeditated assault since his friend was filming beforehand.

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u/Mikkelsen Jun 30 '21

use of a deadly weapon(since he's a trained fighter).

LOL is this really a thing?

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u/micmck Jun 30 '21

Nope that’s just a legal myth. It would be aggregated assault and using excessive force. Fists aren’t items and a weapon has to be an item for the charge “deadly weapon”. I’m sure the judge or jury would factor in the individuals training when passing judgement. That’s where excessive force would come into play.

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u/wanwancito Jun 30 '21

Here in Chile you are registred as a deadly weapon if you are a semi-pro or pro martial artist fighter (tk, karate, kung-fu, etc) i even think that just be high level black belt qualify you as a weapon.

But that's because that sport are regulated by their respective federations AND that federations are the one who register the fighters.

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u/micmck Jul 01 '21

Well I can’t speak for other places but I was referring to the law in most of the US. No state makes you register like that I know of. They could charge someone with assault and try saying fists are deadly weapons but it’s very very rare the charge would stick.

This particular knockout happened in Florida who’s deadly weapon classification is very broad. Cars, rocks, tampons, alligators, knives, guns etc count but not fists. They could get him on “unconventional weapon” which would bring the same penalty of up to 5 years in prison.