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In Florida, an assault is intentional threats, words, or actions that cause a person to feel afraid of impending violence. Threatening to beat up someone, when said in a menacing or angry manner, is assault if the victim can reasonably believe, based on the statement and menacing behavior, that he is about to be struck or injured.
784.011 Battery.
Battery is actual offensive physical contact, such as punching another person or hitting someone with an object. Striking another person with a fist during an argument and pushing someone are straightforward examples of battery. A more unusual example is grabbing and ripping someone’s clothing in anger. This is considered a touching because clothing is an extension of one’s person.
Simple assault in Florida is a second degree misdemeanor. Simple battery is a first degree misdemeanor. Assault against certain victims, such as police officers, the elderly, and school employees is a first degree misdemeanor; and battery against these victims is a third degree felony. The “special victims” identified by the statutes are those who were engaged in the performance of their duties as a:
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