Rottimer t1_jaibrm3 wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Pols target NYC’s violent, repeat shoplifters with bill to protect retailer workers just like cops, firefighters by NYY657545
Except we have examples of people being charged by the DA’s office with felony assault for shoves.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/17/us/new-york-anti-asian-attack/index.html
How that shakes out in court might be different. But clearly a shove with intent has cause a charge of assault.
NetQuarterLatte t1_jaifmvj wrote
That will probably depend on the specifics on the case. If the woman was injured when she was pushed to the ground (and for example could not perform her work properly for a week), that can be a problem for the defendant and be a misdemeanor assault.
>pushed a 56-year-old woman to the ground on New Year’s Eve in Manhattan
But if we are being realistic here, they are only prosecuting this because of the hate crime component.
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