Those people who have a really bad temper probably know that this is a bad thing. Even if you are getting help for the problem you can still get in a lot of trouble in your interpersonal relationships but you can also get in a lot of trouble with the law. Some of these people probably already have a lawyer they feel they can rely on. Those that don’t probably should. This is because if a threat is taken even slightly seriously, which happens often times when people have an out of control anger and make threats when they look at their most dangerous, you can be arrested for assault.

You don’t have to hit anyone to be arrested for assault because assault is when you make the threats. When you hit someone it is called battery. That is why there are a lot of cases that are tried for assault and battery . All an assault charge takes is for you to tell someone that you are going to kill them, or that you are going to break their knee caps or something equally innocent seeming in the circumstances. While it is a little harder in some situations to prove that someone actually said anything threatening the well-being of a person or their property when there are not a lot of witnesses around, or even to prove that they meant it as a threat and not as a joke, when someone is serious the victim needs to not be afraid and take the matter to the police. Now of course some of those phrases, like “I’ll kill you” or “He’s going to kill me” can be innocent things and not really mean all that much and charges should not be brought against each and every person who uses phrases like that. However, that does not mean that it never happens.

If you have used one of these phrases in a moment where it could be misinterpreted you may want to make sure that you have on speed dial your favorite criminal attorney. AZ has a few experienced lawyers of this nature who know the assault laws very well and can help you further figure out the nuances and fine lines of what is ok and what can get you arrested. Because this is a federal offense most states will have someone though if you are not in Arizona at the time it happens.