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Can a stripper pysically assault a patron?
Asked on Aug 26th, 2012 on Personal Injury - Michigan
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Basically, last night my fiancée was a strip club for his bachelor party. He had thrown up in the club prior to being pulled on stage and the manager told his friends that if he puked again, they would all be thrown out. On stage, the strippers repeatedly open palm smacked him across his chest. He drunkenly asked them to stop, and they didn't. Everyone was laughing. When I saw him today, he had 3 huge blackened bruises all over his chest. He kept saying, "they were hitting me, it hurt, I asked them to stop." So my thought process is, he was obviously too drunk to be making choices for himself and how can a stripper or strip club allow an assault to happen on stage without doing anything? If it were a man "spanking" or hitting a woman on stage for her bachelorette party and he had left marks all over body, something would be done.
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Yes.
Answered on May 22nd, 2013 at 5:47 AM
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If you care anything for this man, please spare him the embarassment of admitting that he was beaten up by a stripper. Lesson learned: don't drink more than you can handle, and I assume that now that he's had his batchelor party, there will be no more cavorting at strip clubs.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
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It is technically assault, but I think you are much better off not pursuing it, as it will likely result in humiliation. Also, the state may refuse to bring charges as not being worth law enforcement?s time if you do pursue it criminally. If this happened to a woman, and marks were left all over her body, perhaps something would be done, but if marks were left only on her bottom (I understand they were on your husband?s chest and not all over his body), I do not believe charges would be pursued by law enforcement. There is just too much ambiguity as to whether this was playful touching that the victim consented to, or assault.
Answered on Sep 05th, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Who would testify about what happened? Who wasn't drunk and would be a credible witness? You see my point.
Answered on Sep 04th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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An assault & battery occurs when there is an unwanted touching, no matter how slight. You are right. If this was a woman slapped by a man, charges would more likely be brought. For whatever reason, a guy is less likely to call the police about this, whereas a woman may be more likely to call the police. I do not think the police would deny the guy's rights if he calls.
Answered on Sep 04th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Dennis P. Mikko
The argument will be that he consented to the touching and therefore it was not an assault. However, if he repeatedly asked for the conduct to stop, it should have stopped. He could file a police report which may result in charges against those that assaulted him.
Answered on Aug 31st, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Fiancee CONSENTED to the "spanking" when he went up on stage. You MAY have a lawsuit for injuries against dancer and club. Good luck with that one.
Answered on Aug 31st, 2012 at 9:31 PM
A strippe can assault a person. However, under the set of facts you provide I doubt if any lawyer would take the case or a prosecutor file charges. I can just picture the strippers saying we hit him because he was drunk and would not keep his hands off us.
Answered on Aug 31st, 2012 at 9:02 PM
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Any club that has a two puke rule will be difficult to beat in court in front of a jury. Most bars enforce a strict one puke and you're out rule. If drunkenness or bad judgment were a defense to the consequences of Life, Las Vegas would still be a tumbleweed town. Sounds like your man slipped into the clutches of some sadomasochistic fiends he thought were his friends. Probably jealous because he gets to be with you and they don't. They should be sued for negligent friendship.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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Assault is assault. That is the answer to your question as far as criminal law is concerned. Most men would not want to go to court and testify they were beaten by a woman and when they were drunk. You might want to forget about it. Judges and juries don't care for barroom fights in any circumstance. The notion is that you get about what you ask for in a barroom.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 10:09 PM
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I don't see a jury getting to hot and bothered over this one. So he got slapped. Big deal. He could have walked off stage if he wanted to or never went up there to begin with. I'd let this go if I were you. Especially over something as insignificant as a few bruises. The cost to pursue this case would greatly outweigh any measly damages you could recover. My advice - Move on. Good luck.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
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He placed himself in the position that caused the injury. He should be embarrassed, be sorrowful and move on. What a whiney!
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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Yes, but since his injuries are limited just to the pain he temporarily experienced, the claim would not have much value.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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Not legally, you can report the incident to the police, the prosecutor, and make a complaint to the liquor control commission.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
If he can prove he told them to stop, he should be able to claim an assault and battery. I don't think that hitting someone is a turn on.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
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Is it your case or your fiance's case? I don't think your fiance was injured enough to merit a lawsuit.
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 9:35 AM