That's what she said. She gave an example. She said is she was holding a cup, and you snatched it from her (touching just the cup), then you've committed a battery against her - because the cup is an "extension" of her. So when the White House aide touched the microphone, Sunny Hostin, on The View, claims that was a battery against Jim Acosta.
She claims her source for this is Justicia, which provides free case law, codes, regulations and legal information for lawyers, and anyone.
So by Sunny Hostin's logic then, it you touch something that someone else is touching, you have then committed a battery against that person ? I can't even begin to explain how absurd all this sounds. Any ideas, opinions, conjecture ?
oh good god.
no one committed battery. acosta was a prickturd but even apologized right after he did in fact push her hand down..
You just contradicted yourself. You said
"he did in fact push her hand down" and then said
"no one committed battery"
Can't have it both ways. Pushing someone's hand down IS a battery. In fact, much less that that could qualify as a battery. Here's the DC law (which uses the word assault -same thing) >>
DC Assault Laws
General Assault is typically defined as the unwanted touching of another person.
You don’t have to hit or even push them. Merely putting your hands on them can get you charged with this
misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and $1,000 in fines.
Ref: DC Code §22-404
Now before anyone get their pants in an uproar over the terminology, most states call unrequested touching, a battery. It just so happens that DC calls it assault. No big deal.
PS -apologies are designed for the benefit of the apologizer.
