Euler Posted May 1, 2022 at 10:34 PM Share Posted May 1, 2022 at 10:34 PM TL;DR: Battery is illegal everywhere. There are no statutory exceptions for agreeing to be attacked (except in Texas with limitations, which include no serious bodily injury). Even common law requires court rulings, which don't appear to exist, either. [Kim Foxx's political opinion doesn't count as case law.] Cook county prosecutors don’t see murder in stabbing someone to death was the previous topic about the news item: Daily Herald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoYouFeelLucky Posted May 2, 2022 at 12:41 AM Share Posted May 2, 2022 at 12:41 AM I like Steve Lehto's Youtube videos! I have no clue how good of an attorney he really is, however he can put legaleze into language everyone can understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted May 4, 2022 at 07:23 PM Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 at 07:23 PM Lehto made another video because of comments on the previous video. He mentions the case in Chicago, but he mostly talks about a case in South Carolina. TL;DR: Some states do have mutual combat laws, but not the way people think. Mutual combat in those states vitiates any claim of self-defense. If two parties agree to engage in combat, but then one of them gets hurt (possibly dies), the other party cannot claim self-defense. Self-defense requires the defender to be innocent. If he agreed to combat, then he's not innocent. Rather than being a way for everybody to avoid criminal charges, mutual combat is the reason why everybody gets convicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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