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PA Assault-2

2. Compare the differences between simple and aggravated assault and the sentences and fines that go along with those crimes. Do they seem reasonable for the differences between them? What punishments would you suggest for bot. simple and aggravated assault/ harassment?
 * HOT Questions**:
 * 1) After looking at the definitions of harassment and assault, how would they leave you to believe that those crimes have permanent effects on the victims being harassed and/or stalked? What kind of things do you think compel people to commit these crimes?

Ted was looking through his girlfriends, Sally, phone when he noticed texts from her ex-boyfriend. He figured out that she had cheated on him and he became very upset, when she returned to the room he pushed her down and started to yell at her then he slapped her across the face and ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife and returned to her room and attempted to hurt her with the knife before leaving the house.
 * Scenario:**

A teacher from Cedar Cliff high school was caught for indecent assault for corrupting minors in the high school. Eight students from 14-16 had accounts of this happening to them in his classroom. He was held in jail briefly until he was charged with bail of $5,000 which he posted and is free until his preliminary hearing where the other charges will be set.
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