Need legal advice- Daughter assaulted by Indian man on Student visa | |
Bailey Howe User ID: 1255710 United States 10/29/2018 11:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Saturday night my daughter (20) was at a friends house, as she went to leave, another person was leaving. They scuffled at the door (she thought jokingly) and she pushed past him and left. She called him some name and kept walking. Quoting: ladulce This man apparently caught up with her and tapped her shoulder. When she turned around, he punched her- hard. She fell and blacked out (luckily in the grass area of the parking lot). She ended up at Mayo clinic with a completely damaged eye- red, swollen and the whole side of her face swollen and damaged. Thankfully, she will heal and suffer no long-term damage. She didn't know who the guy was until she started getting texts yesterday about the incident from witnesses. Today when she talked to the officer, the officer stated that one of the witnesses said my daughter had pushed him first inside the house, so she would also get a ticket... This isn't ok. Even if they were both pushing one another, he followed her and struck her. Then, I called the dean of student affairs since he is on a student visa. He is from India. He has a history of yelling at and 'going off' on people. Her medical bills are going to be high, so, that is a consideration here. It seems as though the officer thinks my daughter shouldn't press charges... I'm kind of lost here... I havent really slept since the incident, so, I'm not trusting my own brain right now about what is right. Thoughts? Advice? Thanks in advance. Dear OP, So sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she is feeling much better and as time goes on she will recover. First of all I am not lawyer & anything I post in response to you does not constitue legal advice. Let's take this apart: The state you live in have laws about age of majority. If your daughter is 20 yrs old perhaps she is of age of majority meaning she is a adult. Secondly, were there any CCTV cams around in recording the behavior? Your daughter was obviously trying to get away from this individual who knocked her out. To the best of my knowledge his punching her constitutes A&B (assault & battery). In your state A&B has many degrees of both and it could possibly be constituted as Simple Assault or Battery (to whatever degree). I highly suggest you contact your local or your daughter's local police dept and file a report. Tell the story of what happened and let things go from there. With that report you may want to include what you have stated "She didn't know who the guy was until she started getting texts yesterday about the incident from witnesses". Thisinformation should also be included in your or your daughter's narration. Follow common sense , file a report & let it go with the flow. It's not worth getting all bent out of shape about. These things happen "When I got up this morning Sigmund Freud was still in medical school" |
Maiya It's kind of fun to do the impossible. User ID: 71161957 United States 10/29/2018 11:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Throw the book at the Indian. I work in IT and see too many of these entitled horn dogs abuse women. He tracked her down and attacked her! He needs to go home to India in disgrace. They never thought she would lose. Now they all lose. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 41173011 United States 10/29/2018 11:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Zataranno User ID: 73444263 United States 10/29/2018 11:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is laws about escalation and he violated them so you would win the court case. Jury will probably side with your daughter as long as she didnt call him a bad slur or really attack him with something. Sounds like she was at a party and they were both drunk? He will probably be able to leave and go back to India easily even if you win court case and not pay you anything and you will be left with legal fees. Best solution is to post images on facebook/instagram/twitter and take out ads with images of your daughters beaten face and put them in advertisements with the colleges name on them to slander this kid. Have your daughter spread rumors and pay a private detective to follow him a few days to scare him and get more information on where he goes. Tell people that he has to deal with daily what he did to ruin his life. Last Edited by Zataranno on 10/29/2018 11:35 PM |
Pooka User ID: 77071629 United States 10/29/2018 11:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Universities try to get victims of crime not to report to police as it makes them look bad to their investors/alumnae. Give this to the police and leave it to them to handle. Do not avoid police report. Edited to add - take photos of your daughter's injuries right now! Good clear photos from every angle. Last Edited by Pooka on 10/29/2018 11:33 PM Prayer is the most powerful force on earth. “I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.” Abraham Lincoln I sign all karma given. Would that those giving it to me followed suit. |
ladulce (OP) User ID: 77069001 Guatemala 10/30/2018 12:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes, they were both drinking. My daughter is 5 months short of 21, so is nervous about that. I am asking on here because I feel that sometimes when we are too close to the situation we can't see objectively. I wanted to make sure that my gut reaction is right and that it isn't just because I am her mom. I am really disappointed that officer seems to be being less than helpful. It was surprising to me. I hope to hear from her tomorrow and will have a better idea of charges. I am waiting to bombard online with his name and pictures, but, do intend to do so. I just want him to be charged first so that it isn't hearsay and so that it doesn't look like harassment. I thank you all for your thoughts. I will review them better once I have a chance to get some sleep. Bless you all. |
lightningrod User ID: 48942201 United States 10/30/2018 12:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Zataranno User ID: 73444263 United States 10/30/2018 12:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thank you all. We did call police that night. They escorted her to hospital. Quoting: ladulce Yes, they were both drinking. My daughter is 5 months short of 21, so is nervous about that. I am asking on here because I feel that sometimes when we are too close to the situation we can't see objectively. I wanted to make sure that my gut reaction is right and that it isn't just because I am her mom. I am really disappointed that officer seems to be being less than helpful. It was surprising to me. I hope to hear from her tomorrow and will have a better idea of charges. I am waiting to bombard online with his name and pictures, but, do intend to do so. I just want him to be charged first so that it isn't hearsay and so that it doesn't look like harassment. I thank you all for your thoughts. I will review them better once I have a chance to get some sleep. Bless you all. Yeah just be careful what you post though. You dont need to explicitly post his name really, just post images of your daughter and people who are outraged will find out who did it through word of mouth. You should hire a private detective to find out his background so you will know if he is the son of some indian tech tycoon or something so you know what to expect about how high profile it could become. Last Edited by Zataranno on 10/30/2018 12:55 AM |
StewieGriffin User ID: 74086342 France 10/30/2018 12:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Did it happen in Minnesota ? Do they go to a college in MN ? Last Edited by StewieGriffin on 10/30/2018 12:58 AM |
ladulce (OP) User ID: 77069001 Guatemala 10/30/2018 11:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
PhallexJones User ID: 76967739 United States 10/30/2018 11:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | school and university city police usually like to keep violent crime reporting as low as possible so they can attract $tudent$ and tourist$ ok "McDonald's is some of the best food you can find. But keep buying that overpriced bullshit from Whole Foods why don't ya?" anon |
Wondering Mind User ID: 73265267 United States 10/31/2018 12:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
MaxwellSmart007 User ID: 76803147 United States 10/31/2018 12:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Does she have a father? He should go find the guy.Give him a piece of his mind. Last Edited by messagehalted on 10/31/2018 12:10 AM All my post are theatrical artistic writing . |
Fatal Featherduster User ID: 28208973 United States 10/31/2018 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Throw the book at the Indian. I work in IT and see too many of these entitled horn dogs abuse women. He tracked her down and attacked her! He needs to go home to India in disgrace. Quoting: Maiya school and university city police usually like to keep violent crime reporting as low as possible so they can attract $tudent$ and tourist$ Quoting: PhallexJones And after he is arrested, charged and tried, sue the fucking "school" for having such an unsafe environment. After all, if it weren't for the "school" he would not be around, or even in this country.. right?!? Sue the shit out of them, you want her medical bills paid! they are libtards, they deserve it! High speed, low drag, alcohol powered, rain cooled, bundle of bird pieces on a stick.. Don't step in that! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77077836 United States 10/31/2018 01:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Saturday night my daughter (20) was at a friends house, as she went to leave, another person was leaving. They scuffled at the door (she thought jokingly) and she pushed past him and left. She called him some name and kept walking. Quoting: ladulce This man apparently caught up with her and tapped her shoulder. When she turned around, he punched her- hard. She fell and blacked out (luckily in the grass area of the parking lot). She ended up at Mayo clinic with a completely damaged eye- red, swollen and the whole side of her face swollen and damaged. Thankfully, she will heal and suffer no long-term damage. She didn't know who the guy was until she started getting texts yesterday about the incident from witnesses. Today when she talked to the officer, the officer stated that one of the witnesses said my daughter had pushed him first inside the house, so she would also get a ticket... This isn't ok. Even if they were both pushing one another, he followed her and struck her. Then, I called the dean of student affairs since he is on a student visa. He is from India. He has a history of yelling at and 'going off' on people. Her medical bills are going to be high, so, that is a consideration here. It seems as though the officer thinks my daughter shouldn't press charges... I'm kind of lost here... I havent really slept since the incident, so, I'm not trusting my own brain right now about what is right. Thoughts? Advice? Thanks in advance. Press charges, get this fucker deported if you can. He has no place hitting one of our own or even being in our land. |
The Patriot Mind User ID: 73353450 United States 10/31/2018 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You have her press charges ...take lots of pictures of her face The criminal charge will not help with medical bills that will be a civil suit and if he is here on student visa his family has plenty of money if he stays in country or has plans of one day gaining citizenship Don't back down If her face is as bad as you say and you took pictures ... your good to go Regardless of what any witnesses said happened at the door upon exit as he chased her down outside Fighting and triggering liberals and SJW's in the trenches of their safe spaces since 2014 Signed, The Patriot Mind |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76662736 United States 10/31/2018 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why did your daughter push him out of the way initially? Was he blocking her? Was he harassing her? Was she acting in self-defense at the time? I'm not a legal expert by any means, but I think the above questions would answer whether her pushing was "justified" or not as self-preservation. If she was just being a drunk asshole and pushed him to be rude, then she would have been the first one to instigate physical contact. I've always heard the first person to touch someone else in a provocation, even if gently, can get them charged. So even though his reaction was more extreme, it should teach her a lesson not to put her hands on someone else first and not to initiate fights with men. |