Through my research pertaining to the major issue of public skateboarding, I have determined the consequences of an adult physically harassing a minor skater. In any case where an adult physically causes harm to a minor, the crime is otherwise known as battery. "A battery is the willful or intentional touching of a person against that person’s will by another person, or by an object or substance put in motion by that other person" (Larson). According to this quote, battery is basically the intentional touching of someone against his/her consent. Because of this, an adult who demonstrates this act on a person of younger age will receive jail time. The charge of battery is usually accompanied by assault. Assault is where a person has the intent to cause physical harm to somebody else but does not. For example, if a person was skating and somebody else raised his/her fist as to strike that person, then that would be assault. The act of that individual following through with the striking of the skater is battery. Thus, being that the person raised a fist and followed through with physical contact, the acts of both assault and battery took place.
Larson, Aaron. "Assault and Battery." Expert Law (2003): n. pag. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/assault
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