Current Events > Is it illegal to pour water on someone?

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Every time someone in a restaurant is being a jerk to the service person, I want to just go over and "accidentally" stumble and pour my glass of water all over their crotch so it looks like they pissed themselves.

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Pretty sure you are being intentionally obtuse, but yes, purposefully throwing water on someone would technically constitute assault.

Conception616 posted...

Pretty sure you are being intentionally obtuse, but yes, purposefully throwing water on someone would technically constitute assault.

Well I'm glad I'm wrong

I dumped a full large cinema cup of coke on a friends crotch once.

I still feel bad about that.

To make matters worse, it was during a screening of xXx and it was during an interlude caused by the cinema reel committing melty celluloid death.

We shoulda bailed at that point to play arcade games all day.

Conception616 posted...

Pretty sure you are being intentionally obtuse, but yes, purposefully throwing water on someone would technically constitute assault.

Well, I've thought for a long time about throwing eggs at people, but I realized some people are allergic so that could go really bad potentially. But the water, the stumble, it's the perfect plan to combat dicks

Kakapo posted...

I dumped a full large cinema cup of coke on a friends crotch once.

I did this exact same thing at a theater to someone I didn't know, totally an actual accident. I felt horrible too. But anyway, thats why I think it has to be the perfect thing to do to someone, cause it would be difficult to prove it was actual assault

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Well I'm glad I'm wrong

I wasnt referring to you btw lol.

I was on an airplane and accidentally spilled my water on the guy next to me lol. He just took it and we awkwardly sat there for 6 hours without ever saying a word >_>

Conception616 posted...

I wasnt referring to you btw lol.

I honestly dont know what you mean by obtuse, you mean like "Obviously you should know it would be considered assault." Nah my guy, I dont know that, and I dont know if it would

JimmyFraska posted...

I honestly dont know what you mean by obtuse, you mean like "Obviously you should know it would be considered assault." Nah my guy, I dont know that, and I dont know if it would

Throwing ANYTHING on someone intentionally can be considered assault. Since you dont know it would be, go ahead and turn your garden hose on a cop and see where that gets you.

Conception616 posted...

Throwing ANYTHING on someone intentionally can be considered assault. Since you dont know it would be, go ahead and turn your garden hose on a cop and see where that gets you.

THere are already 3 anecdotal stories in this topic about people pouring water on others. This one isnt so simple.

And if the cop's at my house he deserves the hose

Again, you are being intentionally obtuse. Accidental and intentional are not the same thing, nor would it be likely your friend is going to call the cops on such a thing. Just because something isnt reported doesnt make it more legal, do you think its legal to punch your friend in the nuts? Of course not, but people have been doing it forever.

Conception616 posted...

Again, you are being intentionally obtuse. Accidental and intentional are not the same thing, nor would it be likely your friend is going to call the cops on such a thing. Just because something isnt reported doesnt make it more legal, do you think its legal to punch your friend in the nuts? Of course not, but people have been doing it forever.

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Conception616 posted...

Pretty sure you are being intentionally obtuse, but yes, purposefully throwing water on someone would technically constitute assault.

In most states it would just be harassment. But yeah, still a misdemeanor if actually charged.

Obviously that's different if it's hot water.

If you make it look like a accident, no one will call you out.

Jokes on you, they can just tell people they went to calico cut pants dot com, and the pants are made to look like that, its got nothin to do with piss

Not inherently, no.

What if instead of water, it was pool shock?

Im guessing that would net some time.

gunplagirl posted...

In most states it would just be harassment. But yeah, still a misdemeanor if actually charged.

Obviously that's different if it's hot water.

Its technically battery if the water actually makes contact with the person, and that applies to every state. Again, it all depends on intent and the relationship between the parties and whether or not charges are pressed, but its certainly not legal in any state to do this.