For example spitting in a persons face can be an assault.

Can you legally hit someone if they spit on you. You can be accused of assault even if you didnt hurt the other person or used very little force. The problem is that some police do not understand this. Its a great way to say You cant control me or There take that.

It has to be imminent though. However in practice if the spit did not hit you and you likely would not see this person again while you can report the incident to the police it may turn out that the police is not going to do anything more than take a report. If they spit on you or someone else have them assist in.

Under section 4 it is an offence to use threatening abusive or insulting language with the intention of making someone else believe that immediate violence will be used against them or of. In Washington State it would be legal to punch the person if they are over 18 and not elderly or disabled. Self-defense can be used anytime you are in danger of immenient mean it is about to happen.

Spitting can also be a self-defense tactic. If they surrender you cant hit them but you can detain them under the civilian detention law. Generally speaking you can legally shoot someone whos in the process of attacking you or other innocent life if theyre fully capable of seriously hurting or killing you or other innocent life.

A child who knows not to hit may think spitting is a better alternative. Appeals court ruled on Wednesday. Older kids tend to spit out of an act of defiance.

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