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85. By the law, an assault is any unwanted touching (technically battery)

Tue Mar 2, 2021, 03:01 PM

Mar 2021

so yes, a kiss on the cheek, if unwanted, is an assault...period.

Now, are you going to jail for it or being charged for it? No.

But an assault technically doesn't even require a touching, but the mere apprehension of a touching.

Some jurisdictions split it into assault and battery, an example of the former being if you throw a punch (that's seen by the victim) but miss, that's an assault. If you throw a punch that is seen and connects, that's an assault and battery. If you throw a punch that's not seen but connects, that's a battery, and if you throw a punch that's not seen and doesn't connect, then it's nothing.

But touching someone without their consent is technically a crime. You can use the defenses of accident or self-defense to rebut of course, or in this case, consent, but consent wasn't given here.

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Anna Ruch, Cuomo's 3rd accuser, is a Democrat and a former Biden campaign staffer. [View all] pnwmom Mar 2021 OP

Eh WHITT Mar 2021 #1

Yeah no qazplm135 Mar 2021 #2

Guess You Missed It WHITT Mar 2021 #31

she also didn't consent qazplm135 Mar 2021 #82

I'm Not Defending Cuomo WHITT Mar 2021 #133

Sure it is qazplm135 Mar 2021 #134

NOT An Employee WHITT Mar 2021 #140

yawn qazplm135 Mar 2021 #141

Wikipedia Is Merely OPINION WHITT Mar 2021 #142

yeah qazplm135 Mar 2021 #143

She tried to avoid the kiss but said he managed to kiss her anyway. pnwmom Mar 2021 #96

You don't put your hands on other people Raine Mar 2021 #4

No man has the right to put his hands on a woman he's just met like this. And he grabbed pnwmom Mar 2021 #5

Thank you for this. No one should put their hands on another without permission. Pongo Mar 2021 #20

+1. Her expression in the pic looks cheerful and upbeat, radius777 Mar 2021 #132

What are you smoking and where can I get some? ADK Mar 2021 #135

Shame on you. marble falls Mar 2021 #148

Totally unacceptable. Bleacher Creature Mar 2021 #3

No its not moot, the time the M$M is putting into Trump allegations vs this one is disproportionate uponit7771 Mar 2021 #7

This is what bothers me the most. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #16

I don't care about what Trump did. ADK Mar 2021 #28

Biden would not be President if we had not both listened & INVESTIGATED what turned out to be hlthe2b Mar 2021 #36

You seem to be claiming that the NY Times didn't do responsible journalism... brooklynite Mar 2021 #65

NYT is a journalistic organization. Not hardly the same as a formal investigation. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #67

+1. There were multiple well timed accusations against Biden radius777 Mar 2021 #131

Neither do I my post you're responding to was about the M$M uponit7771 Mar 2021 #40

Well when we lose New York to a Republican perhaps we will finally learn to stop this shit. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #55

It is very unlikely to happen. ADK Mar 2021 #66

Remember Pataki? It could happen. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #77

I agree one hundred percent Boydog Mar 2021 #124

Then Dump shouldn't get away with it treestar Mar 2021 #29

This has nothing to do with Trump ripcord Mar 2021 #136

No on is saying she's making it up but putting this on the same level as assault or uponit7771 Mar 2021 #6

It shows a clear example of him not respecting personal boundaries, and adds credence pnwmom Mar 2021 #10

It damn well does Trumps offenses are fire-able and assault I don't see that here vs uponit7771 Mar 2021 #42

She is the third woman, and this isn't the workplace. You're ignoring pnwmom Mar 2021 #45

True, there are people calling for Cuomo to step down. I can see what he's doing here uponit7771 Mar 2021 #49

You think that the female Lt. Governor, a Democrat, would give Trump a pardon? pnwmom Mar 2021 #53

No, she has to run after him and NY has voted for kGOP govs before so by time the trials uponit7771 Mar 2021 #57

Who is putting it on the same level as assault? Sexual harassment is wrong, even if it's not Pongo Mar 2021 #22

People asking for him to step down that's who. Being fired for being creepy ... uponit7771 Mar 2021 #43

I was sexually assaulted and sent to the hospital...I can't tell you how enraged I am when I see Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #59

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 .. this should be an OP, please post this. I felt the same way that uponit7771 Mar 2021 #62

Thank you for this most excellent post! beaglelover Mar 2021 #63

This Female Democrat RobinA Mar 2021 #71

A kiss on the cheek is not assault period. I would be embarrassed to say this publicly. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #74

By the law, an assault is any unwanted touching (technically battery) qazplm135 Mar 2021 #85

Yes, it can be. Also, putting your hands on someone's face to hold her head in place pnwmom Mar 2021 #113

Civil assault. ADK Mar 2021 #137

Yours is an important post... hlthe2b Mar 2021 #72

lawyer here...prosecuted and defended sex crimes of all types qazplm135 Mar 2021 #83

I don't buy it. GOP plot with piling on. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #144

He just apologized qazplm135 Mar 2021 #145

And? I don't think that means anything...first of all the so called charges are ridicuous in my Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #146

I don't tend to apologize qazplm135 Mar 2021 #147

I would if I stepped out of bounds and this is what this looks like Cuomo did. But wouldn't quit... uponit7771 Mar 2021 #150

There are multiple things qazplm135 Mar 2021 #151

Thank you. oasis Mar 2021 #86

What happened to you was terrible. That doesn't mean it's okay for men pnwmom Mar 2021 #95

Women are not sacrifical lambs for male (or other) political ambition - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #97

I agree Mz Pip Mar 2021 #138

Well said Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 #8

At weddings where liquor is flowing, a lot of people are kissing and hugging. brush Mar 2021 #9

Liquor doesn't give men a free pass to do whatever they like pnwmom Mar 2021 #11

This reminds me of the Lee Ann what's her name photo of Al Franken... brush Mar 2021 #14

How can you not understand that that is a scared, uncomfortable face? Women OFTEN smile pnwmom Mar 2021 #15

Very, very good post. I really find it incomprehensible that anyone doesn't get that. Pongo Mar 2021 #34

Again. Investigate. We just had Tara Reade lying about Biden. brush Mar 2021 #76

I'm for the investigation. And for him to step aside while it's ongoing pnwmom Mar 2021 #129

Well said, pnwmom DesertRat Mar 2021 #126

Oh for fuck's sake. MrsCoffee Mar 2021 #17

Yes. That smile is closer to "I'm terrified" than "I'm happy." n/t thesquanderer Mar 2021 #51

So why not investigate? We almost lost Biden from Reade's lies. brush Mar 2021 #80

I didn't say anything about investigations OR stepping down. I only commented on the smile. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2021 #81

Yes. nt pnwmom Mar 2021 #98

WTH? Is there audio with that photo? You don't know what that face meant... brush Mar 2021 #79

I don't need audio to know what that face meant. MrsCoffee Mar 2021 #90

Of course we know that her face meant she was extremely uncomfortable. pnwmom Mar 2021 #99

Just call for investigations and let the chips fall where they may. brush Mar 2021 #101

I'm for an investigation -- and for him stepping down while it is ongoing pnwmom Mar 2021 #102

No stepping down during investigations. He hasn't been found guilty. brush Mar 2021 #104

It won't be a fair investigation because women he's still supervising pnwmom Mar 2021 #107

Tish James, the NY AG, will be insturmental in the investigation. brush Mar 2021 #118

So? They still shouldn't be under the control of the guy who's being investigated pnwmom Mar 2021 #119

So what's your solution? brush Mar 2021 #120

For him to temporarily step aside while the investigation is ongoing, pnwmom Mar 2021 #121

Cuomo should step down on the same day Boydog Mar 2021 #127

I'm not at all saying Cuomo should resign, I want a full investigation, not a rush to judgement, BUT Celerity Mar 2021 #106

+1000 DesertRat Mar 2021 #128

That is not a smile. That woman looks uncomfortable as hell. Many of us have been in that position. Pongo Mar 2021 #23

Eww, and the look on HIS face..... secondwind Mar 2021 #12

I AGREE. He looks so self-satisfied. Barf. n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #13

Thank you for posting this. I've been amazed at the number of posters twisting into pretzels to Pongo Mar 2021 #18

Everyone of these accusers are very credible Democrats. Let the investigation tell the still_one Mar 2021 #19

Agree. SharonClark Mar 2021 #105

I don't see anything sexual at that at all. I see an older man that doesn't know how to address demtenjeep Mar 2021 #21

Really? An accomplished politician who has spend his entire life in the public eye? Doesn't know Pongo Mar 2021 #24

after looking at the photo.... quickesst Mar 2021 #25

Everyone's expendable when it comes to protecting powerful men. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #26

it's not a smile; it's a grimace eShirl Mar 2021 #27

I have no opinion other than it must be an independent investigation, and no one should be going OnDoutside Mar 2021 #30

things done in public like this treestar Mar 2021 #32

Ah yes! Famously known as "The Trump defense." Commonly invoked during corruption. thesquanderer Mar 2021 #52

Not as bad as if you sneakily did it treestar Mar 2021 #91

Thank you. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #33

The photo is obviously bogus - What happened to his lower lip and half his chin? Klaralven Mar 2021 #35

He appears to be biting his lower lip. And in doing so, he pulled in his little chin. nt pnwmom Mar 2021 #37

No, If you magnify the image, his chin protrudes under the white triangle. Obvious alteration. nt Klaralven Mar 2021 #38

That is just a smirk. But you don't even have to enlarge the picture pnwmom Mar 2021 #39

No it's not - it's a hot spot FreeState Mar 2021 #130

A hot spot wouldn't have the well-defined shape and straight edges that the white triangle has. nt Klaralven Mar 2021 #139

So, he asked if he could kiss her at a wedding reception? LisaL Mar 2021 #41

How does that change anything? She had just met him; she wasn't a friend. And he "asked" that pnwmom Mar 2021 #44

His behavior could be better. LisaL Mar 2021 #46

It serves to lend credence to the two women for whom it would be... thesquanderer Mar 2021 #56

No one's saying it's a criminal offense. But it supports the story of the woman pnwmom Mar 2021 #94

Where is the idea that a wedding reception makes it okay coming from? kcr Mar 2021 #47

It's not a workplace. LisaL Mar 2021 #50

Because workplace harassers are angels outside of them? kcr Mar 2021 #69

I trust no one in this situation. BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #48

This is ridiculous...a public place with cameras everywhere...Sorry I think this all nonsense... Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #54

What you call "piling on" is evidence of a pattern of conduct iemanja Mar 2021 #60

It was a kiss on the cheek at a wedding...I see no pattern that would require anything from Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #78

You didn't lose Franken's seat iemanja Mar 2021 #87

She is OK-like her...but she is not as strong as Franken was...and her reelection is not assured Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #88

No. It was a man who, upon being introduced to a much younger woman, pnwmom Mar 2021 #93

There will never be a case when a Democratic man assaults or harasses iemanja Mar 2021 #58

I would say this, the same bullshit happened twice to Joe Biden. Donald Trump would Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #61

Joe Biden did NOT have a series of women coming forward iemanja Mar 2021 #64

Yes he did. I won't post this but here is a link you can look yourself. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #75

No, it didn't. Anita Hill wasn't accusing Biden of harassment. pnwmom Mar 2021 #70

I wasn't referring to Anita...I was talking about Lucy Flores and Tara Reade and a few of the Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #73

I saw this one on TV the other night... ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #68

How many sit coms have you seen where the harassed is 30 or 40 years younger? n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #92

I can probably find the video on youtube... ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #110

No. It wasn't how most women handled it even 30 years ago. When I was a young woman pnwmom Mar 2021 #112

Not going to bother looking it up now... ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #114

The NY Democratic party gldstwmn Mar 2021 #84

Thank you again for a good post. Someone even told me it didn't happen unless there was a link. Pongo Mar 2021 #89

Do Republican women treestar Mar 2021 #100

Needs investigating, but... moondust Mar 2021 #103

How would having the female Lt. Gov. become Governor make things better for Trump? nt pnwmom Mar 2021 #108

This is one claim I simply do not get kcr Mar 2021 #109

Well... moondust Mar 2021 #111

+1, this is what I'm thinking GQP thinks female would be easier to beat and Cuomo was popular. I've uponit7771 Mar 2021 #149

I saw that picture. The woman was clearly not into what was happening. Blue_true Mar 2021 #115

Someone was just asking me why women didn't just slap a man who did that pnwmom Mar 2021 #116

Every point that you made was right on target. Blue_true Mar 2021 #117

I missed that awful story. YUK! n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #123

It was nasty. I guess both people may have been tipsy. Blue_true Mar 2021 #125

The Franken treatment Boydog Mar 2021 #122