lungeRv wrote:WTF?!? Where is the assault in that video??! There's a reason why the police did nothing... no fucking crime occurred.Forty Two wrote:The video is here http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/05 ... niversity/
The taking of the microphone was an assault, as was the woman who got in Milo's face and swung her fist at him. An assault is not a battery. An assault is an attempted battery. The taking of the microphone, however, is an assault in the US. Add to that the threats to hit MIlo.
Moreover, security at a conference is not limited to arrests for crimes. If, for example, Obama or Hillary are speaking on stage somewhere, and someone goes up on stage and takes the microphone and starts rambling about the stage screaming, interfering with the event, then the security is there to drag them out. They may or may not be arrested, but criminal activity is not the only reason to take someone out of reserved room. Similarly, if it is a less political, run of the mill figure, like a comedian or a pundit, and they are speaking on stage, and the same thing happens, security should take action.
Here, of course, the assaults are obvious - the woman assaulted Milo when she lunged at him as he is sitting down and she swings her fist and it comes very close to him, as he turns his head away and winces a bit. It does not appear she makes contact, which would mean she avoids a battery charge, but the lunge and the swing are assaults.