re: #99 sattv4u2

Yeah he did the wrong thing “initiating unwanted physical contact” (or whatever you care to call it)

It’s called assault and battery

From a legal standpoint, assault and battery often form one charge against a suspect. However, some suspects may merely be charged with assault. Anyone who is charged with battery, however, is essentially also guilty of assault.

The difference between assault and battery lies in the definition of the terms. In legalese, assault is any reasonable threat to a person. The person who is committing the assault does not have to actually touch a person. But a reasonable and immediate threat to the person being assaulted must exist for a claim of assault. Battery, on the other hand, requires contact
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If you want to fill up America’s court rooms with another 95% pointless case in an attempt to soak a sitting member of our congress for a few thousand dollars and make sure he can’t do his job for a month or two be my guest.