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Global News<p>Man charged with assaulting B.C. hospital worker, police officer<br>Police were called to Eagle Ridge Hospital around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, where a man had allegedly assaulted one of the medical staff.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/EagleRidgeHospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EagleRidgeHospital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/hospitalassault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitalassault</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11103598/eagle-ridge-hospital-assault-charge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11103598/ea</span><span class="invisible">gle-ridge-hospital-assault-charge/</span></a></p>
CBC New Brunswick<p>Sussex-area sports coach denies sexually assaulting child under 10<br>The evidence portion of the sexual assault trial of a Sussex-area sports coach wrapped up Friday with the accused taking the stand.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Sussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sussex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sexual-assault-trial-terrance-soucy-1.7496530?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi</span><span class="invisible">ck/sexual-assault-trial-terrance-soucy-1.7496530?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Conyers man charged with assaulting employee at Athens health facility <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/870937/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/870937/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>athens</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CrimeU0026Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeU0026Justice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Enabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enabled</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ga</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/highlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highlights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Jails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jails</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mental</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StoryHighlightsAIEnabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHighlightsAIEnabled</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ViolenceU0026Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolenceU0026Abuse</span></a></p>
sgt1372<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Bronwyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Bronwyn</span></a></span> Lots of articles on the Net regarding the use of force for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/selfdefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefense</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PepperSpray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PepperSpray</span></a> is a not lethal weapon but you can not use a level of force greater than that used against you. </p><p>In practical terms, you cannot be legally justified to use pepper spray unless someone has committed an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> &amp;/or a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> upon your person. </p><p>While battery requires someone to hit you with something -- hands &amp;/or a weapon -- an assault does not.</p><p>"Assault is not limited to physical contact. Legally, it involves an intentional act creating a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. The perpetrator’s actions must be deliberate, and the victim must perceive an immediate threat."</p><p>See: <a href="https://legalclarity.org/is-pepper-spray-considered-assault-in-legal-cases/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legalclarity.org/is-pepper-spr</span><span class="invisible">ay-considered-assault-in-legal-cases/</span></a></p><p>So, if you encounter someone somewhere where the perpetrator gave you a "reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact," feel free to use your pepper spray.</p><p>The same applies to the use of a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Taser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taser</span></a> which you should also consider carrying. Each has +'s &amp; -'s.</p>
ABC Feeds<p>Family of slain infamous underworld figure entangled in property dispute<br>By Amy Greenbank and Jonathan Hair</p><p>The brother of slain underworld figure Hamad 'the executioner' Assaad has won a court battle with his family over the sale of a home in Sydney's west.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/nsw-hamad-assaad-family-property-dispute/105097522" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/nsw</span><span class="invisible">-hamad-assaad-family-property-dispute/105097522</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assault</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LawCrimeandJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawCrimeandJustice</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AmyGreenbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmyGreenbank</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JonathanHair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonathanHair</span></a></p>
Global News Canada<p>Nova Scotia judge given reprimand, agrees to treatment after review of complaints<br>He was alleged to have shown bias in two other cases, once against sexual assault victims and another time against Indigenous offenders.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11101211/nova-scotia-judge-alain-begin-reprimand/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11101211/no</span><span class="invisible">va-scotia-judge-alain-begin-reprimand/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Nova Scotia judge given reprimand, agrees to treatment after review of complaints<br>He was alleged to have shown bias in two other cases, once against sexual assault victims and another time against Indigenous offenders.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assault</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11101211/nova-scotia-judge-alain-begin-reprimand/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11101211/no</span><span class="invisible">va-scotia-judge-alain-begin-reprimand/</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Shocking footage shows Tigers' Noah Balta assaulting man outside pub</p><p>A New South Wales court is played vision of AFL footballer Noah Balta assaulting a man in a Mulwala pub car park.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/richmond-tiger-noah-balta-pleads-guilty-assault/105099566" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/ric</span><span class="invisible">hmond-tiger-noah-balta-pleads-guilty-assault/105099566</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFL</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sport</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Assault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assault</span></a></p>

Adelaide man sentenced to six years in prison for fatal one-punch attack
By Sarah Maunder

The family of one-punch victim Luke Sweetman has expressed disappointment in the sentence of his killer, and called for more protections at pubs and hotels.

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/tap

ABC News · Mathew Hawkins sentenced to more than six years in prison over one-punch death of Luke SweetmanBy Sarah Maunder

Adelaide man sentenced to six years in prison for fatal one-punch attack
By Sarah Maunder

The family of one-punch victim Luke Sweetman has expressed disappointment in the sentence of his killer, and called for more protections at pubs and hotels.

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/tap

ABC News · Mathew Hawkins sentenced to more than six years in prison over one-punch death of Luke SweetmanBy Sarah Maunder
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Yhdysvaltain varapresidentti JD Vance matkustaa vaimonsa kanssa Grönlantiin perjantaina

”Aiomme tarkistaa, miten asiat siellä sujuvat”, Vance sanoi tiistaina jaetulla videolla. ”Presidentti Trumpin puolesta puhuen haluamme elvyttää Grönlannin kansan turvallisuutta, koska mielestämme se on tärkeää koko maailman turvallisuuden suojelemiseksi.”

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Vice President JD Vance leaves after speaking at the Congressional Cities Conference of the National League of Cities on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
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Summernats guards avoid jail after punching patrons in festival brawl
By Courtney Barrett Peters

Two security guards who punched patrons in a brawl at Summernats have escaped jail time, with a judge labelling the situation as "highly volatile".

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/sum

ABC News · Summernats security guards avoid jail time after punching patrons in festival brawlBy Courtney Barrett Peters