Well its simple as this:
We were at a party, my brother was drunk and angry so he slapped me. So, my boyfriend right after I was slapped, beat the crap out of my brother. My brother wants to press charges but can my boyfriend say he was defending me? I hate my brother so much.
2007-12-29 13:49:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Come on, your kidding right! I mean this has Springer written all over it!
2007-12-29 14:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If your boyfriend used more force that it was necessary to stop your brother from hitting/hurting you, yes he can go to jail if he files charges against your boyfriend. Diplomacy may be the next best thing to consider, tell your boyfriend to apologize and explain that it is not nice to hit ones sister.
2007-12-29 21:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by Isaac O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't have a strong case. Your brother only slapped you but your boyfriend beat your brother in which he can claim that the result of the beating caused physical injury to him.
2007-12-30 09:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by pau 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he can say that he was defending you in theory. He'll probably have to prove some things to claim this defense, like he thought you were in danger, and his response wasn't drastically out of proportion to the slap (seems like it might be difficult in this case), and possibly that you couldn't have safely ran away depending on your jurisdiction.
2007-12-29 22:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua Auriemma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um wow tough...in my opinion, i would rule on the favor of ur boyfriend...ur brother shouldnt be hitting u...its BAD to hit girls. and ur boyfriend hit a guy so its not that bad. still bad, but not as bad. i say press charges against ur brother so it would be fair game. hopefully no one goes to jail. i say u talk to ur brother about this. tell him what he did was wrong. and if ur brother doesnt hit u anymore, then ur boyfriend wouldnt hit him anymore, so everything is peachy.
2007-12-29 21:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
press charges against your brother first
2007-12-29 21:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by ginebra fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your boyfriend can claim defense of others (you), but if he went overboard and beat your brother more than what was needed to protect you, he can be convicted of assault and battery.
2007-12-29 22:06:35 · answer #7 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fisrt,keey away from that drunk scene.
I cannot advise you in this situation it
involves family and love.Take care of
yourself.What does mum think.
Mohamed
2007-12-30 09:39:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your brother received injuries he can, plus its bad to beat up on drunk ppl bc its not a fair fight
2007-12-29 21:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he can. But, you should talk him out of pressing charges. maybe, threaten charges of your own.
2007-12-29 21:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by PGaeroS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋