Can I hit someone for threatening me?

Yes, hitting someone in response to a verbal threat is generally illegal and I definitely don’t recommend doing it, but there are a few situations where it could conceivably be legally justified.

Is yelling in public illegal?

Under California Penal Code 415, it is illegal for a person to do any of the following: Maliciously and willfully disturb another person by loud and unreasonable noise; or. Use offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate, violent reaction.

Is throwing things at people illegal?

Is throwing something at someone assault? You do not need to make physical contact with your accuser to be convicted of assault. You can be charged for spitting on someone, pouring a drink on them, or even throwing something at them, as long as the physical contact with your accuser was violent, offensive, or painful.

What is considered breach of peace?

Breach of the peace is a generic phrase to describe a criminal offense that violates the public peace or order. Since numerous criminal offenses can be perceived as a violation of the public peace, this phrase is usually used to describe the offense of disorderly conduct.

Is it illegal for someone to touch you without permission?

If you touch someone, on purpose, and they tell you not to touch them and you agree to it, probably no problem. NOW! If you touch someone, on purpose, and they tell you not to touch them and YOU CONTINUE to touch them, then it could/would be illegal. A lot of states have a criminal statute that has a “simple assualt/battery” on the books.

Is it an offence to threaten someone without contact?

Quora User, person. That needs to be put in context – intimidation or a threat is an offence without contact, the moment contact is made it can be seen as assault, when the touch is violent it becomes battery, and if it causes grevious bodily harm, it becomes GBH.

When is a touch a crime?

Likewise, if a touch causes a result that’s prohibited, such as pain (or what the Court in the same opinion called “ouch” in distinction from “yuck”) then that’s also a crime. Most crimes are defined by two things: (1) a state of mind and (2) either a prohibited act or omission or a prohibited result of an act or omission. Both are important here.

Is it okay to touch someone on the derriere?

Going up to this same person, and patting her on the derrière given our relationship, probably would be. Generally, you may touch someone if you have a legal right to do so, or if you have his/her permission, such as by custom, or incidental to a sport.