If you spit on someone while you are handcuffed to a chair and they are just handcuffed is it battery ?
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Well, you say that "he filed charges for battery." Do you mean a civil suit filed by him for battery, or did he have the state bring charges of assualt (criminal term encompassing civil term battery) against you?\n\nIn either instance, it will depend on either the common law elements for battery (civil) or the applicable statute for assault (criminal) in your state. They do vary considerably between jurisdictions.\n\nHowever, generally, tf it is a civil suit brought by him under common law battery, it is likely that you are liable, although the damages will be nominal. Under the Restatement, Second, of Torts, battery is the intentional infliction of a harmful or offensive bodily contact. Given general case law, you are liable civilly. However, given that it would be hard for him to prove any compensable damages, he would likely get a landslide victory of a couple of bucks as nominal damages. (In the civil system, this is a battery, not an assault. Assualt is the intentional causing of an apprehension of harmful or offensive contact. It typically merges into the battery claim, since battery is the natural progression from assault.)\n\nGenerally, you also violated most assault statutes (criminal); however, I would be entirely surprised if they spend the time to prosecute it. They will plea it out and offer a few hours of community service. In most states, it would be the lowest level of a misdemeanor (excepting traffic violations).
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Don't try this one yourself! Use a pet rat or something!\n...\nActually, don't! Or i'll get hunted by Animal Rights Activists!!\n\nAll you need is a battery, two wires and a large capacitor.\nCharge the capacitor by connecting the battery across it with the two wires.\nThen disconnect the wires.\nThe capacitor has now been charged - if you put your hands across the terminals, you'll get a nasty shock.
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No. Recharging just re-polarizes the terminals.\n\nThe energy added to the system is used to push the electrons, or holes back to the end where they started when the battery was originally delivered to you.
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Let me further clear some things up.\n\nYes, you can place someone under citizen's arrest for a misdemeanor. In fact, that is how the police operate in most instances. Police in most states (including the one I work in) do not have the power to arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless it was committed in the officer's presence. (There are some exceptions to this, such as in domestic violence cases.)\n\nAn battery (most people call it assault) is a misdemeanor. Let's say someone hits you and you want to press charges. You call the police and they arrive. You tell them what happens and that you want to press charges. They will tell you that you have to place them under citizen's arrest. \n\nLet's make something clear: You DO NOT have to physically place them in handcuffs or anything like that. It simply means that you are taking the liability for any repercussions. The police usually have you sign a citizen's arrest form stating you will take the liability. The police then do the rest. \n\nHere is CA law on it:\n\nPenal Code 837 \n\nA private person may arrest another:\n   1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.\n   2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not\nin his presence.\n   3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable\ncause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
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arrest for both of you if caught
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Assault is to threaten another with harm, or to cause someone to feel that they will be harmed by your actions. When you intentionally or recklessly cause harm to another you have committed battery. Battery also includes offensive contact. You do not have to harm someone to have committed battery. When you threaten to beat someone up you are assaulting them. When you actually beat them up you are committing battery. When you threaten to spit on someone you are assaulting them. When you spit on someone you are committing a battery. When you threaten to touch them against their wishes you are assaulting them. When you actually touch them against their wishes you have committed battery.\n\nThere are also degrees of battery and of assault. You can committ assault, and/or battery without it being a crime. But you also can committ the crimes of assault, battery and assault and battery. I hope this helps...
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It is the child equivalent of get stuffed. If someone pokes there tongue they are basically disrespecting you. Usually a quick slap under the jaw will end that habit.
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No. An officer has to physically see you holding it/drinking it in order to charge you.
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assault and battery. The assault was sticking his foot out, the battery was the actual trip.\n\nHard to prove unless you can prove intent!
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You are incorrect, sorry.\n\nLet us examine this in detail.\n\nLaws are open for interpretation by state courts and the supreme Court.\n\nLets do an example to clarify:\n\nThere is a basic Law against Assault and Battery...Fact.\n\nPerson  A  is in a discussion with Person  B , for no reason at all...Person  A  Punches Person  B  and causes physical harm.\n\nThe law Protects person  B  from assault and Battery.\n\nTwo weeks Later, Person B assaults the Brother of Person  A and causes Bodily injury.\n\nI assure you that Person  B will be charged with Assault and Battery and be convicted by a jury of his Peers.\n\nI hope that this clarifies.
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Not actually choked but I do find it somewhat erotic to have a guy apply LIGHT pressure around my neck.  I only recommend this with someone whom you trust completely and know isn't going to get carried away.
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In many common law jurisdictions, the crime of battery involves an injury or other contact upon the person of another in a manner likely to cause bodily harm.\n\nBattery is often broken down into gradations for the purposes of determining the severity of punishment. For example:\n\nSimple battery may include any form of non-consensual, harmful or insulting contact, regardless of the injury caused.\n\nSexual battery may be defined as non-consensual touching of the intimate parts of another.\n \nFamily violence battery may be limited in its scope between persons within a certain degree of relationship: statutes with respect to this offense have been enacted in response to increasing awareness of the problem of domestic violence \nAggravated battery is generally regarded as a serious offense of felony grade, involving the loss of the victim's limb or some other type of permanent disfigurement of the victim. As successor to the common law crime of mayhem, this is sometimes subsumed in the definition of aggravated assault. \n\nIn some jurisdictions, battery has recently been constructed to include directing bodily secretions at another person without their permission. In some jurisdictions this automatically is considered aggravated battery.\n\nAs a first approximation to the distinction between battery and assault:\n\nthe overt behavior of an assault might be A advancing upon B by chasing after him and swinging a fist at his head, while that of an act of battery might be A actually striking B. \n\nWithin United States law, in most jurisdictions, the charge of criminal battery requires evidence of a mental state (mens rea).
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its called corrosion.  When a battery leaks acid it will have white crusty stuff on them.  DO NOT touch it.
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You are making a small battery and experiencing "galvanic shock" due to a reaction between your saliva, your fillings and the aluminum foil.\n\nSearch "electromotive series" for thousands of references.
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Yes I think so- I have heard of folks being arrested for riding a bicycle under the influence- in any case it is "public intoxication". AND an electric wheel chair could be defined as a "motorized vehicle", right?
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Static electricity! Your hairs were probably positively charged while the chair was negatively charged.
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spitting swallowing and gargeling i think