Reference no: EM132232755
1. Samuel, a officer of the law, was guest speaking one day in class when one of the students, approached him during the class and pretended to brandish a gun in his coat by reaching in his jacket pocket and with his pointer finger pointed the pocket at Samuel and said, "you dirty cop, this is for you." Smauel actually believed the student had a gun in his pocket and immediately pulled out his Glock semiautomatic weapon(which he carries on himself) and pointed it at the student and demanded him to drop his wepon. The student laughed and said that it was only a joke. Can Samuel sue him in civil court for any torts?
A. Yes, assault.
B.Yes, battery.
C. No, an officer of the law cannot sue for any civil claims while on duty.
D. No, because Samuel was not hurt by the student's action
E. No, because Samuel consented to guest speaking that night.
F. None of the above. Samuel should be arrested for carring a concealed weapon.
2. Doogie,an 18 year old high school student was engaged in a friendly game of flag football with a few of his adult high school buddies. One day during the flag football game, Troy, decided to physically tackle doogie instead of pulling the flag from him. Troy pulled doogie to the ground and shielded Doogie's body with his own body to prevent Doogie from being injured by the fall. Doogie did not see it coming. Doogie was in fact not injured but really upset at Troy because as he said to Troy, "I didnot agree to that !!" Troy was apologetic to Doogie but Doogie decided to sue him anyway in court for damages as a result of the tackle. Will he succeed in court and for what tort?
A. No, because Troy apologized to him
B. No, Because Doogie was not Physically hurt by the tackle.
C. Yes, for battery because the contact was not consented to by Doogie
D. Yes,for assault because Doogie reasonably apprehended a physical contact from Troy.
E. Yes,for invasion of privacy because Troy invaded his personal privacy space.
F. Doogie should really seek a restraining order against Trory.