What happens if a juvenile hits an adult and the adult strikes back?

Question

What happens if a juvenile hits an adult and the adult strikes back?

Answer 1

It depends on the rest of the situation.  But If I were walking through the park and some guy punches me and I kick his tail.  And it turns out he's only 15, he's still the one thats going to be charged with assault.

Answer 2

Applied sense.

Answer 3

Depends. Who is the dominant aggressor? If the juvenile hits the adult and the adult hits him back once in respons. Mutual combat regardless of age.

If the juvenile strikes the adult, adult hits him, kicks him, throws him to the ground and stomps him. The adult is the dominant agressor and could be arrested.

If the juvenile hits the adult with a shovel and the adult punches the juvenile.  Juvenile is the dominant agressor.

Like I said it all depends on the situation. They could both be let go, both arrested, juvenile arrested, or adult arrested.

Answer 4

Then both could be charged with assault. Age really has no factor in this.

Answer 5

Depends on the situation.  But if only appropriate force is used the adult should be fine.  If the kid pushes the adult and the adult in turn punches the kick and knocks him out than that is beyond excessive force and the adult will be in jail.

Answer 6

then i suppose the juvenile starts crying and will tell on the adult....:)

Answer 7

Self defense is an affirmative defense. This means it is up to the person to prove they had the right to use it.

It depends on the circumstances of the situation. They would look at why the juvenile hit the adult in the first place. In addition, many states have a "duty to retreat" clause, meaning if the adult could walk away, they should have.

Answer 8

Self defense.

Answer 9

If that can be proved it will be called striking in self defense, provided use of force is just to keep the youngster under control. If the matter is still going out of hand, the best way is to call the police and get the matter sorted out.

Answer 10

Most of the time it will fall under self defense statutes.

There are still a few states that would make an issue out of it & try to charge the adult.

Answer 11

Age doesn't matter.

We will look at the totality of the circumstances, what happened before the physical confrontation.

Did the adult strike back out of self defense, or to continue the fight? If it was self defense was the level of force proportionate to the threat? Etc, etc.