Jocelyn Noseworthy said spitting on anyone is always a serious assaultbut to do so in this current pandemicis particularly unacceptable The criminal law has always.
Are you allowed to hit someone if they spit on you. He has total control and limits himself right now to certain levels of physical violence that he feels are acceptable. Its hard to argue self-defense when youre literally on the attack. That would make you the aggressor.
A crime involves the legal theory of a mens rea which means criminal mind or having such a state of mind while committing an act. You can see this principle in action even on this forum. You dont have to prove anything.
I think it is best not to sink to others levels - when you oppose someone your very opposition strengthens and feeds them. His sin of hitting you is not just sinful its illegal. Accidentally swallowing saliva dust or similar is allowed and wont invalidate the fast.
Spitting is a use of force which is likely unlawful. You can use a suppository such as an enema or douche during the fasting period. While the main way the virus is transmitted is person-to-person according to the CDC it still may be possible to get the virus by touching a surface that has the virus on it and then touching.
It is like the death penalty is hypocritical and is just as bad because they are doing exactly the same thing. That happened to me once I laugh when I think I had the balls to speak up the way I did to this menace of a woman. For PlayStation 4 on the PlayStation 4 a GameFAQs message board topic titled If someone Spits on you are you Legally allowed to Punch them in the face - Page 17.
If the spitter was sick or had some kind of virus and tried to spit at you in the eye or any other mucous-related orifice of your body and such was done WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT this can be considered ASSAULT. It gets slightly more complicated if youre defending a third party. No1 you cant strike first.