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What is the law on fighting?

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Saveliy

Junior Member
In NY,

If one teen started a realatively serious fight with another, outside of school, without hurting that other too seriously, what are the possible, and what might be the likely consequences?
 


racer72

Senior Member
The charges could range from simple assault up to attempted murder. With a question so vague, you get a vague answer.
 

Saveliy

Junior Member
Ok, lets be specific.

Both of them are sixteen. Lets say one teen know another teen for about 6 years, and they have a big quarrel, a quarrel that is reason enough to fight. The first teen is about 5'7" and the second 5'6". Both have brown hair, but the second one's is slightly darker and longer.

Anyway, if one of the teens travels from Brooklyn to the other teen's house in Long Island, which is loacated about 30 miles away, calls him outside, then after a 2 seconds of name calling throws the first punch. The question is, what kind of bullsh*t allegations can the other teen come up with to get that first teen in trouble?

Is that specific enough?
 
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las365

Senior Member
Saveliy, you said in another thread that you were disgusted by the responses on this forum and were going away. Why don't you go ahead and do that? Buh-bye.
 

CdwJava

Senior Member
Ok, lets be specific.

Both of them are sixteen. Lets say one teen know another teen for about 6 years, and they have a big quarrel, a quarrel that is reason enough to fight. The first teen is about 5'7" and the second 5'6". Both have brown hair, but the second one's is slightly darker and longer.

Anyway, if one of the teens travels from Brooklyn to the other teen's house in Long Island, which is loacated about 30 miles away, calls him outside, then after a 2 seconds of name calling throws the first punch. The question is, what kind of bullsh*t allegations can the other teen come up with to get that first teen in trouble?

Is that specific enough?
Well, either teen can make up almost any allegation their mind can think of ... heck, he could say it was an attempted robbery! Realistically, the charges would likely include battery or one of the related offenses. And the teen driving to the other kid's house would likely find additional charge(s) for challenging to fight (assuming New York has such an offense).

You can search the NY Penal laws for the violation that matches the specifics.

http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS

- Carl
 

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