regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) (05/25/85)
>Pfui! Armed robbery is an expression of one person's ability to >physically THREATEN another person. The only thing it has to do >with money is that it's a monetary expression of that coercive >relationship. Robbery is not a monetary crime!!!!! > >So there. See. I can argue like a feminist, too. >-- > David Canzi Maybe, but you don't argue well. Threatening another person with a weapon ("armed") is ASSAULT under the law, until something else happens. If the bad guy takes money (or a car, or your overcoat), it's robbery. If the bad guy beats you up, it's battery. If the bad guy inserts various parts of his/her body into yours, it's rape. I don't know what it is called if the bad guy takes your money and inserts it into various parts of your body, but I'm sure there is a legal definition for it. Q.E.D., acting upon the ability to threaten is assault. Armed robbery is a crime of property. Adrienne Regard