Washington is the only state in the country where fist-fighting by agreement is legal.

Is it legal to hit someone if they spit on you. The simplified answer to this question is. Almost always it is illegal. 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.

There are circumstances where it is legal to hit people for example in the context of a sporting event like boxing football or another contact sport. I hate to be the one to break it to you but theres a lot of stuff in the movies thats entertaining but bears no resemblance to real life. It is legal to insult a person at least in the US.

Yes coughing on someone to expose them to illness is assault. Use of a punch by you was not justified. 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.

It is a criminal offence to spit on someone in Canada. Thank you tribe for the genuine love support like comment share hit that subscribe button for me dont forget to follow my social media accounts. Yes you could have been arrested and charged with assault and battery which is an unprivileged unconsented touching.

Presuming it is MERELY verbal there are almost no circumstances where you would be legal committing a physical assault and battery. Self defense may only be invoked to prevent further harm not to retaliate against a person who has already harmed you. In theory spitting on someone can be a criminal law offense.

Everything is against the law if they want it to be. If you use your pepper spray on someone for a reason other than self-defense theres a chance that you will end up in court for assault battery or both. Rambo ET The Hulk Star Trek.