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Originally Posted by bluejays
Sounds like the drunk kid deserved it. But based on the description, he doesn't seem like a true threat, and could've been avoided. I'm sure the full video will be out in due time but it ultimately sounds like something that will just go away over time. Police I'm sure charge first and leave the nuances for the courts.
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Everything around the incident is speculation, and yeah the police charge based on what they know at the time so some things will go away.
If this was merely a verbal confrontation of some moron heckling Mckenna and his mom, and McKenna cracked him twice. Some of these charges are going to absolutely stick, heckling is not a justification for causing serious bodily harm. (I would expect his lawyer would push him to make a deal and a compensation deal to the victim)
IF this was something more dire, where McKenna felt that he was in immediate physical danger. that would make this different, he'll still have to go through the court system, to decide if the actions he took were reasonable in terms of self defense.
If this is as I'm reading a idiot verbally shouting foul things at McKenna's mother, and McKenna cracking the kid, when there was an opportunity to walk away from the situation, things won't go well.
In the end though, its likely he'll pay a bunch of money to make this go away.
The Penn State thing might be more tricky, as they might be forced to sit him out until this blows over.