Assault

:This article is about the crime of assault; for the intentional tort, see assault (tort). For the 1988 arcade game, see Assault

Hypotheticals

Two drunks wave metal pipes threatingly at each other in an alley. They are ten feet away from each other. When one man advances, the other retreats, maintaining the distance between them. The police come and break up the disturbance. They charge each man with assault.

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