It probably was. Aggressively pushing into someone is assault/battery, and using force to stop it is justified in any jurisdiction I'm aware of. She is using unlawful force against him in furtherance of a crime, as part of a criminal organization. Why are people ignoring that part?
That's a neat little legal justification for why she is committing assault. However, in practice, she is using a common Antifa tactic. She has her back to him the entire time and is simply bopping from here to there with outstretched arms. He is moving forward into her. She is not responsible for him running into her since he is facing toward her and her back is toward him. She's even using other Antifa to signal to her whether to bop left or right.
It's no more assault or battery than when the proud boys tried to record vids and Antifa would consistently wave flags in front of the camera in a repeating motion or bop up and down in front of the camera with their open palms extended. These types of behaviors are generally not considered assault in a court of law. Antifa knows that. That's why they are trained to act in this manner to instigate trouble.
If the shooter did not understand Antifa tactics, he probably shouldn't have been trying to confront them. He had no situational awareness.
Agreed, seems like this guy was hoping those people would start beef with him so he could use his firearm in self defense. I agree that he was defending himself at the very end, but there is no doubt that he incited the mob against himself, against which he had to use a firearm to retaliate. Purple shirt was the initial dumbass.
Also, ever since TD.win split from reddit and since there is less moderation here, I find myself becoming uneasy at some comments that get upvoted and the types of things people cheer on this forum. Is it just me? Seems like people here relish these types of videos while I'm here just feeling sad that these situations escalate so much.
The assault on the girl wasn't. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1272778130877329408
It probably was. Aggressively pushing into someone is assault/battery, and using force to stop it is justified in any jurisdiction I'm aware of. She is using unlawful force against him in furtherance of a crime, as part of a criminal organization. Why are people ignoring that part?
That's a neat little legal justification for why she is committing assault. However, in practice, she is using a common Antifa tactic. She has her back to him the entire time and is simply bopping from here to there with outstretched arms. He is moving forward into her. She is not responsible for him running into her since he is facing toward her and her back is toward him. She's even using other Antifa to signal to her whether to bop left or right.
It's no more assault or battery than when the proud boys tried to record vids and Antifa would consistently wave flags in front of the camera in a repeating motion or bop up and down in front of the camera with their open palms extended. These types of behaviors are generally not considered assault in a court of law. Antifa knows that. That's why they are trained to act in this manner to instigate trouble.
If the shooter did not understand Antifa tactics, he probably shouldn't have been trying to confront them. He had no situational awareness.
Agreed, seems like this guy was hoping those people would start beef with him so he could use his firearm in self defense. I agree that he was defending himself at the very end, but there is no doubt that he incited the mob against himself, against which he had to use a firearm to retaliate. Purple shirt was the initial dumbass.
Also, ever since TD.win split from reddit and since there is less moderation here, I find myself becoming uneasy at some comments that get upvoted and the types of things people cheer on this forum. Is it just me? Seems like people here relish these types of videos while I'm here just feeling sad that these situations escalate so much.