Is it assault to squirt someone with a water hose?

nukehoop

Here are some legal definitions:
Assault is: the FEAR of bodily harm.
Battery is: the actual touching.
Battery is constituted by ANY unpriveleged physical contact by ANY means weather it is water from a hose or a punch in the nose.

lspiderl

i dont belive so seeing as how assalt requires bodly harm or then intent to do bodly harm and while being hosed down is imbarising it is NOT physicaly harmfull

now if she held her down and started hosing her int he face relentlessly keeping her from ahving any way of getting her face out of the water stream then taht might be assalt since it would be attempted drowning

toogerq

I believe squirting someone with a water hose can be considered assult.

fuufingf

sounds to me like you got hosed..i dont think your case will hold water in court since she attacked first with a hose.

Andy

Yes, squirting someone is both assault (putting one in fear of harm) and battery (causing something to touch someone). If your daughter is attacked, she can use reasonable force to protect herself - usually the same level of force used against her.

Blue Steel & Lace

Yes it is assault.

Not sure if your last sentence means that the other girl started the fight, if so, then it could possibly be seen as self defense.

No guy is worth fighting over or going to jail over. Tell your daughter there are lots of other guys out there, and to not lower herself.

sunflare63

very naughty thing to do. I used to hate it when kids would do that to me.
It is definely assault and very rude to do this.
U definely provoked someone if u did this.
U should apologize and try to leave it at that.
Very immature situation it seems.

Zeo

Sounds like clean fun to me, but it can be considered simple assault. You hear about weird things when you work at a jail.

mikeysco

You didn't say what state you're in, and that matters.

In California, you've described battery, not assault.

Snagelfritz

Today anything could be considered assault if it involves contact of any kind. Heck, you could wad up $100 and hit someone in the head with it and go to jail, and, they probably keep the money too. ;-)

David M

Its actually battery, not assault. I don't know the situation, but wouldn't it be better to let your daughter work this out for herself? Builds character and strength, imo.

Judi

Yes, squirting someone with a water hose can be considered assault.

Both girls could be in legal trouble. It sounds like the girls should agree with each other not to press charges...and grow up a little bit more before they start having boyfriends.

FRAGINAL-NOYPI

The act is not assault but only unjust vexation for insulting someone by squirting with a water hose.

Captain Moe

Depends on the size of the hose.

SlapHappy

Sounds more like harassment unless there was an injury. Assault involves injury. But that's in my state. Penal law varies by state.

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