For the touching to be battery there has to be an intention of harming the person. The only intention by Lewandowski was to clear the space for Trump. Once the space was clear, which took about 1 second the interaction with Fields was over. No malice intended. The only intent was to clear the space and remove the possible threat from a candidate. A battery charge is a stretch and seems to be politically motivated. Fields is a political activist.
“Actually, the key to simple battery is touching someone against their will.”
That is the statement I was responding to.
“For the touching to be battery there has to be an intention of harming the person.”
That would seem logical, but evidently not the case in Florida.
There does not have to be an intention of harming the person. So..... delete prior post?