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Originally posted by semperfortis
It is by no means partisan.
Just correcting wrong information and informing those who apparently do not know.
It's just all about a criminal, her actions and the political environment that allows her to continue.
Simple
Originally posted by semperfortis
Again the liberal talking points being brought out to defend an obvious and blatant infraction by one of your own. SIGHHH
Originally quoted by semperfortis
It's just all about a criminal, her actions and the political environment that allows her to continue.
Simple
In that statement she expresses regret for slapping a police officer who stopped her at a security check point.
battery, n. 1. Criminal law. The use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact. Battery is a misdemeanor under most modern statutes.
Garner, Bryan A., Ed. Black's Law Dictionary Second Pocket Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 2001: 63.
assault,n. 1. Criminal & tort law. the threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact; the act of putting another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of an immediate battery by means of an act ammounting to an attempt or threat to commit battery. 2. Criminal law An attempt to commit battery, requiring the specific intent to cause physical injury. 3. Loosely, a battery. 4. Popularly, any attack.
assault and battery. Loosely, a criminal battery. See BATTERY.
Garner, Bryan A., Ed. Black's Law Dictionary Second Pocket Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 2001: 45-6.
criminal, n.1. One who has committed a criminal offense. 2. One who has been convicted of a crime.
Garner, Bryan A., Ed. Black's Law Dictionary Second Pocket Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 2001: 163.
Originally posted by semperfortis
What an analogy, a hunting accident compared to an Assault on a Police Officer.
Originally posted by df1
A shooting versus illegal touching is my take on the 2 events.
Whereas in the case of cheney we dont know if it was hunting accident or not, because no credible investigation was conducted. The vp being given preferential treatment is of more concern to me than the illegal touching of a cop.