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Title: Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?
Post by: CC27 on August 01, 2022, 03:17:55 PM
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tticus (13,541 posts)


Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?

Asking for a friend.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216990151

What the hell is this moron talking about?
Title: Re: Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?
Post by: DefiantSix on August 01, 2022, 03:35:25 PM
A Normal Person probably said something that wasn't marching in lockstep with The Narrative, and Flatticus is either trying to prompt the mob to work up his otherwise non-existant courage, or trying to rile the mob to engage in violence for him.
Title: Re: Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?
Post by: ADsOutburst on August 01, 2022, 03:43:19 PM
It's not nice to talk about Robert O'Rourke that way.
Title: Re: Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?
Post by: SVPete on August 01, 2022, 05:47:52 PM
Quote from: CC27 on August 01, 2022, 03:17:55 PM
What the hell is this moron talking about?

Dunno. Maybe Flatus is doing de rigueur generic Texas-bashing. Or maybe he's doing the old school-boy sing-song, I know something you don't know."
Title: Re: Is "He needed hittin'!" still a good defense if you punch someone in Texas?
Post by: Muddling 2 on August 01, 2022, 05:57:03 PM
Quote from: CC27 on August 01, 2022, 03:17:55 PM
What the hell is this moron talking about?

In some states there is a "Use of Fighting Words" affirmative defense to a charge of Simple Battery/Battery or Affray (Fighting).  While IANAL, the basic premise is if someone makes a vulgar comment that would incite a "reasonable person", there is a justification to throw one unarmed punch.