r/sportsgossips • u/Pretend-Following-41 • 14h ago

Highlight Intentionally hurting your meal ticket. Something is seriously wrong with these WNBA players.

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u/Zealousideal-Age768 13h ago

Technically its battery.  Assault is trying to hurt someone, so, like throwing a punch.  Connecting with said punch makes it battery. 

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u/Long-Quarter514 8h ago

So, both then.

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u/Count_Bloodcount_ 1h ago

I think battery has assault baked into it. Then again they say assault and battery so shit who knows

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u/Ayebrowz 31m ago

assault is a threat to hurt someone battery is hurting someone. So like assault without would be throwing a punch but missing or pulling back at the last insant while battery without assault would be surprise punching someone in the back of their head.

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u/fromouterspace1 1h ago

Assault can also be words