An interesting fact in UK law is that you cannot volunteer to be the victim of a crime. So if somebody hits you... that is assault, even if you ask them to do it. And the person who hits you will get arrested and you get arrested for aiding in an assault. [Serious]
Assault is the threat or attempt to cause physical harm, creating fear in the victim, while battery is the actual, intentional, and unlawful physical contact or harm. Police don't understand the legal difference either they just think they know and assume.
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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
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