An
American legal concept which basically states that attacking someone employed by the
American government is a worse criminal offense than attacking another plain
citizen. Some, if not most, jurisdictions have this concept. It is typically seen invoked in cases where, for example, a
public school student punches one of his
public school teachers. Ironically, a student in a
private school can attack his teachers and get off with a lesser offense.
This is different from assault on a law enforcement officer.