Reply #3: I am well aware of what the common law says [View All]

[speltwon]

as well as the law of my state, since I have arrested a bunch of people for assault before (we don't have such a thing as "assault and battery" in my state.)

What I am saying is that the kid did was bullying. No scare quotes required. Bullying isn't a lesser thing than assault. Bullying is a broad term that can include all kinds of stuff to include criminal stuff like robbery, assault, etc. and noncriminal stuff like name calling, etc.

That's one of the problems with some anti-bullying legislation is it is overbroad and underinclusive at the same time.

Regardless, he was a bully. A bully who committed Assault and Battery (although it would be Assault in my state, but I digress).

Saying it is an assault and battery doesn't take away from the fact that it was ALSO an incident of bullying. Not all assaults are bullying, and not all bullies assault people.