I have this rule whereby if someone makes physical contact with me and I did not invite it, I reserve the right to punch them in the face.
I mean, yes, people brush past each other in hallways or crowded rooms, or get tangled up in hot tubs, or stumble and flail for support and the nearest thing happens to be another person's arm, or whatever. I'm not going to deck somebody for something that's clearly an accident. But I've run into enough mouthbreathers who think that my tattoos and sleeveless shirts constitute an invitation for them to get all touchy-feely, and I am sick of it. Uninvited touch is legally defined as assault, and perhaps a couple of dislodged teeth or a broken cheekbone will suffice to remind people of this.
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Date: 2006-08-28 11:17 pm (UTC)I mean, yes, people brush past each other in hallways or crowded rooms, or get tangled up in hot tubs, or stumble and flail for support and the nearest thing happens to be another person's arm, or whatever. I'm not going to deck somebody for something that's clearly an accident. But I've run into enough mouthbreathers who think that my tattoos and sleeveless shirts constitute an invitation for them to get all touchy-feely, and I am sick of it. Uninvited touch is legally defined as assault, and perhaps a couple of dislodged teeth or a broken cheekbone will suffice to remind people of this.