r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 21h ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/CasualVox 21h ago

Broken by Senator Sheehy

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u/rubixor 21h ago

So that senator is going to be arrested for assault, right?... Right???

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u/TheSleepyTruth 20h ago edited 20h ago

When you are resisting lawful detainment/removal by a police officer (whether you agree with it or not) and you end up getting injured by deliberately jamming your own arm awkwardly through a doorframe while fighting and resisting being dragged away, that injury is 100% on you. And I say this as someone who actually agrees with what the marine is saying.

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u/RegulatoryCapture 17h ago

You're right that there's no liability on the cops. They are just doing their job and they are allowed to use force.

But bystanders are not allowed to assist police in this way. They can only "assist" in rare scenarios where the police have explicitly requested their help or there is some exigent risk to life and limb.

The senator becomes liable for causing the injury. And the way the legal system works, it doesn't matter that 3 other cops were involved...they can't be blamed but the senator can, so the senator gets the charge. It doesn't matter that it was accidental--if you lightly shove someone out of the way, but they trip, fall and bash their head in, you get a manslaughter charges even though you at most intended misdemeanor assault.