Please don ' t get a dog . <| sep |> Christmas and thanksgiving and adds festivus <| sep |> No we won ' t . Brexit is good for business , far better than the EU . <| sep |> I ' m with you buddy , don ' t know why you got downvoted . <| sep |> That doesn ' t mean the same people did . <| sep |> I disagree with the above poster . I think the guy that got choked would have a very weak case . Like you said , it was roughing around . The chokehold would be ok . The passing out part would be where it crossed from welcome and expected contact into battery . However , There ' s a certain amount of risk of injury both actors had accepted and a headlock probably fell into that with the choking being reasonable to a degree . While it was more extreme than the rules of the rough play would allow , it was more along the lines of a rule violation of the game . Compared to a contact that was outside of the game and would unequivocally be considered battery . For example , in football elbowing the kicker in the gut while trying to stop his kick might lead to a penalty but the kicker has no legal recourse . However punching him in the gut during a timeout is outside the bounds of the game . If the choked guy didn ' t have any medical injuries , I don ' t see an easy win for him