Legal Question in Criminal Law in Hawaii
water throwing
can I get in trouble for throwing water on someone? my husband's ex-girlfriend and i got into a verbal confrontation in which she verbally threatened to harm me. i picked up her water and threw the water at her, but placed the cup back down. i did not throw the cup, only the water. then I walked away. is this assault? i didn't mean to harm her and i feel bad now, but she is trying to send the cops to arrest me for assault. can she do this?
Asked on 9/10/07, 2:44 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Rustam Barbee
Rustam A. Barbee, Attorney at Law
Re: water throwing
Short answer is yes, but not assault. You can possibly be charged with harrassment though.
Answered on 9/26/07, 3:51 pm
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