Da Big Staw
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In the case you cite, the facts were that "Bolton sprayed the manager with a chemical identified as "mace." The substance caused the manager's eyes to burn and water and made the manager cough." 550 S.E.2d 342 at 343 (2001).
And further, "Bolton does not contest that the evidence proved an injury." Id. at 344.
OPL's case can be distinguished by the fact that he didn't get a direct hit, and there clearly was no lasting impact on the Ass Manager (TM).
Also, as a general rule, absent significant real damages (broken bones / anything requiring a hospital visit), I have never seen someone without a serious record doing time for something like this (regardless of what statute it was charged under / what level of offense it was charged as).
A suspended sentence, maybe. Community service. Possibly. An anger management course. Probably. A stern finger-wagging. Definitely.
But no time.
Thanks for posting this.
All the "Chris is gonna go the jail!" posts have made this forum almost unreadable. Despite the fact anyone with knowledge/experience in the criminal justice system will tell you it's not gonna happen.