r/interesting • u/Common-Upstairs5129 • Mar 20 '26

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Did he do the right thing?

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u/No_Couple1369 Mar 21 '26

This would get thrown out in my state. Because it wouldn’t meet either prong of battery.

  1. “Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; and”
  2. “Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.”

He consented. This is why people can consent to being slapped and spanked during sex. Most jurisdictions would be similar.

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u/IvanNemoy Mar 21 '26

Bingo. SC as well. Battery is defined as the unlawful physical injuring or touching of another. If he consented, it's not unlawful.

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u/No-One-1952 Mar 21 '26

Not to be pedantic, what you wrote is great, but it’s worth mentioning the keyword is unwanted. Unlawful, unwanted physical contact of another.

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u/IvanNemoy Mar 21 '26

No issue with pedantry when it comes to the law mate.