I am a very proud and satisfied martial arts athlete. It is very rare to see me in my underwear or wearing my uniform. However, I’ve had a very close call with some people who think they can get away with assaulting me. I’m a lawyer and I have had my share of close calls, but I try not to think about it too much.
You may be surprised to know that you can get away with assault and battery in the United States, with the exception of the state of Nevada. In Nevada, if you assault another person, you can charge them with battery. In Nevada, if you assault a law enforcement officer, you can charge them with assault. This is because of a “stand your ground” clause where a person who is the aggressor cannot be charged with a crime.
So if you go into a bar and start pounding a woman with a baseball bat, you are in violation of the stand your ground clause because you can be charged with battery. If you assault a police officer, you aren’t in violation of the stand your ground clause either because it’s a misdemeanor.
The stand your ground clause is a state law in Nevada which says that someone can be charged with battery if they do something that makes you “reasonably believe” they will use force against you. And that’s pretty vague. The only thing that is clear is that you need to have a reasonable belief that they will use force against you. And that’s the only thing that matters to the police.
The stand your ground clause is in the law is that someone has to be a credible suspect to charge an assault and battery. So if someone was to charge you with a battery you would have to be an accomplice or you could be charged with a felony and you’re not. And that’s assuming that you are a person of substance and not criminal.
There are two problems with that. The first is that it doesn’t really prevent a person from lying in court. Because you can lie about your past and not be caught. The second is that it doesn’t really prevent you from being arrested for a felony after a crime has been committed. Especially if you get caught a second time and are later charged with a felony. So I say that the only thing that matters is to have a reasonable belief that the person will use force against you.
The second problem is that if you use force against a person, it is usually self-inflicted, and it doesn’t make you a suspect.
The reason I say that is because being an attorney is about doing what you can to represent other people regardless of the consequences. It is a profession, not a profession. You can lie and manipulate your way through a court case, but it doesnt make you an attorney. If you do it and you are later charged with a crime, you are no longer an attorney.
So the second problem is that if you use force against a person, it is usually self-inflicted, and it doesnt make you a suspect. The reason I say that is because being an attorney is about doing what you can to represent other people regardless of the consequences. It is a profession, not a profession. You can lie and manipulate your way through a court case, but it doesnt make you an attorney.
It could be that a person with self-awareness is more likely to do the wrong thing, so they can’t tell anyone if they are a good person or not.
