Has anyone legitimately slapped someone else.

Is it legal to slap someone across the face. Schwartzbach says that even if someone threatens you and says theyre going to beat you up or kill you the law doesnt give you the right to slug them. This includes shaking beating biting kicking punching and burning SO it depends on the contexta slap across the face with open palm for discipline that does not cause serious injury is not a crimebut a slap that does cause serious injur will be a crime. An ordinary Simple Assault quickly becomes more serious when a police officer is the victim.

Given the fact that you said there no marks bruises cuts etc it is very likely that this would be no more than a battery. Not a play slap but a good hard 5 fingers across the face. In fact according to Colorado law where I am from it is perfectly legal to spank as long as no marking or bruise is left.

So no neither things you said are legal but if you do punch someone if they punch first that may or may not be self-defense which is basically an excuse under law. In lay terms intentional application of force is essentially any touchingg. Memorial Day is normally a day that my dad gets fairly quiet because he always thinks about his.

The guidelines for spanking are that it can only be on the butt or upper part of the back of the legs and that it has to be done with an open hand. The line between corporal punishment and physical abuse can be blurry but the general agreement in all 50 states is that it is always acceptable for a parent or legal guardian to open-hand slap or. Self-defence only kicks in if there is an imminent risk of assault and the response is reasonably promotional thereto.

In fact in Michigan a parent is allowed to use a reasonable amount of force to discipline their child. Generally though for the 50 states most can agree that it is acceptable for a parent or legal guardian to issue corporal punishment with a spank or an open-handed slap. This is even greater when you slap a child across the face in public.

Battery is a misdemeanor that can result in arrest and prosecution. In last nights ABC program The Slap an impulsive slap changed everything. During Memorial Day we went to a bbq at my Uncles house.