Case 5.1
Li plays on a local soccer team. In a match against another team Li is hit by an opponent during normal play and his leg is broken. Li calls the police department from the hospital emergency room and requests that the player who hit him be charged with assault.

-If charged with assault,what might prevent the opponent from claiming consent as a defense?

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Case 5.1
Li plays on a local soccer team. In a match against another team Li is hit by an opponent during normal play and his leg is broken. Li calls the police department from the hospital emergency room and requests that the player who hit him be charged with assault.

-If charged with assault,what might prevent the opponent from claiming consent as a defense?

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Coerced consent is not considered valid, as it implies that the individual did not truly consent but rather felt pressured or threatened into agreeing to the action. If the opponent claims they had Li's consent to make the tackle that resulted in the injury, and Li argues that the consent was coerced (e.g. the opponent threatened to hurt him if he didn't agree), this defense would not be successful in court. Voluntary, knowing, and authorized consent would all be valid defenses if proven to be true.

Case 5.1 Li Plays on a Local Soccer Team. in a Match