Ok well, recently, I kinda got into a fistfight with some dude at my school. It was over a girl we know (my girlfriend) and I pretty much started it. Only about 6 punches were thrown, since he didn't even try to fight back.

 

 

 

That was yesterday, and today he is talking to me saying his dad will file charges against me for assault. I don't really think he can do this, seeing as there was only a minor amount of physical pain I caused to this guy. This guy I'm talking about does talk a lot of bullplop to people, and he could just be lieing.

 

 

 

But what I'm asking is if he did actually file charges, would he even have a good case? Because like I said, all I did was hurt him a little bit, nothing serious.

"I shot him but its not like it hit him in the head or anything." :wall:

worst that could happen is alot of community service and suspension (possibly expulsion) from school. Truthfully that would suck. I hope you don't get into trouble but I hope you learned that not matter what someone says it doesn't give you a right to hit them, regardless if it is the right thing to do.

Just say he threw the first punch and you were defending yourself. If it happened in school, you'll get suspended at most.

 

 

 

Depending where you live, he might feel the need to sue you (if he says he's in constant pain or missed some work or whatever), people have been sued for less.

It was over a girl we know (my girlfriend) and I pretty much started it. Only about 6 punches were thrown,

 

 

Um...?

 

 

 

If you started it, you're responsible for it. You didn't really say anything to defend yourself, which you're going to get suspended most likely. Unless you actually give us more information to prove you're 'good', you are the 'bad guy'.

"I shot him but its not like it hit him in the head or anything." :wall:

 

 

 

thats a little different...you're seriously injuring someone here...in this case, [i assume] he didn't do much harm, and he said he didn't.

technically, you can be charged for assault for every one of the six punches that you threw, hes got a case, and a durn good one too. you bully

You started the fight, and he didn't attempt to fight back? Over a highschool girlfriend?

 

 

 

You are an idiot, and I hope you do get charged.

Technically speaking the police have no business in this incident. It is on the school to determine the punishment.

 

Then again it is America, where anything can happen :uhh:

If you did that in the public schools around here you gight get a one or 2 day inschool detention (which is really worse than a normal one because you'ed proboly get bored), or normal one, if its the first time. Heck, here you might not get suspended at all.

 

 

 

Now on assult, in the states I think you could end up with community service, in canada, you'ed probaly have to make an apology to the guy you hit and his faimily :roll: .

Technically speaking the police have no business in this incident. It is on the school to determine the punishment.

 

Then again it is America, where anything can happen :uhh:

 

 

 

Yeh, if it was Australia, we wouldv'e praised you for smashing him. :)

 

Yeh, but don't worry. You'll be right

Depends on who started it in the first place, if it was you, then probaly theyc an do something about it, if it was him, nah you have evry right to smash him.

Since you started the fight and he didn't fight back then yeah, he could win the case.

It could take months though for such a case to take any effect given that it doesn't hold much ground over cases that are far more important. And I almost think that it would be a waste to file any charges, a waste of money in hiring a lawyer and all that jazz. Besides that it's on school grounds, so any form of lawsuit seems far-fetched.

You started the fight, was the only one to fight and were the cause of the fight. Regardless how minor it is, technically it was assault.

 

 

 

The whole situation strikes me as pathetic. You were fighting over a girl - pathetic. The father filing for assault - pathetic. If you ask me, this whole little incident should just brush over, with a true apology from you starting proceedings.

 

 

 

Do that and I'm sure you'll be fine. It's probably all hot air anyway, but you owe the kid an apology regardless.

You started the fight, was the only one to fight and were the cause of the fight. Regardless how minor it is, technically it was assault.

 

 

 

The whole situation strikes me as pathetic. You were fighting over a girl - pathetic. The father filing for assault - pathetic. If you ask me, this whole little incident should just brush over, with a true apology from you starting proceedings.

 

 

 

Do that and I'm sure you'll be fine. It's probably all hot air anyway, but you owe the kid an apology regardless.

 

 

 

Agreed. A stupid reason to fight and a stupid reason to file assault.

 

 

 

It probaly is just him blowing smoke though, I'd doubt he would go through the trouble.

Technically, yea, it's assault and you just admitted that to us. As Bubsa said, it's a pretty petty incident and you should probably be embarrased that you started the obvious meaningless violence (I know it's cliche, but it really dosen't achieve anything, it just gets you into hot water), but it would be pretty low of him to sue over something so miniscule, really (unless you broke is nose or something :uhh: ).

you can get assault charges put on you, seeing as you started being physical, and he didnt do much to defend himself.

 

 

 

He sounds like a little punk if he went crying to his daddy and now his dad is filing assault charges :roll:

 

 

 

At my school, if two kids get in a fight, the office suspends em both for a couple days and thats it. The parents dont even get involved.

I disagree with most of the people here. Part of the reason for this is because I don't know the entire story and am therefore going to give you the benefit of the doubt. I don't promote or condone violence in general, but I think there are definitely reasons for fighting.

 

 

 

How much bother you're going to get into will depend alot on the police in your area. An 'assault' such as this wouldn't be a big deal around here, and I very much doubt someone would file charges in the first place.

Where I live, if someone gets into/starts a fight they get a court hearing, and the standard sentance is $100+ fine and 50 hours community service, and sometimes a suspension.

 

 

 

But if you don't try to lie to a judge, and are honest, i'm sure they'd let you go as long as the person you punched doesn't complain about any injury, especially if it handicapped him.

You punched someone? :(

 

 

 

Now, this is just my opinion. But, if you started the fight, then he can press charges on you if he wants, and has a pretty good case against you. As far as I'm concerned, you did assault him. :(

generally no, he cannot get you on any charges, exept for possibly some minor pain and suffering, but that would probably be a waste of time. If what you said is true and the fight was minor, then all that is likley to happen is a suspention of both of you from school. Assult charges are usually for cases when some one was beaten to a bloody pulp. All in all, from what you said, you can probably expect a suspention from school for a few days, but not much else. Usually things that happen on school property are handled by the school unless its somthing big.

Well, since it's America you're talking about, you're in for it.

Filing charges for some stupid school fight? My school just talks with people that fought and sometimes tells the parents.

Around here, there would be a case, but it would take a very long time to actually get to court. I highly doubt he will actually press charges, but if he does, you did assault him. The chances of it being taken beyond the school's principal are slim, though.