Trump’s ‘they spit, we hit’ directive encourages excessive force, experts say
- Posted on September 30, 2025
- By San Francisco Chronicle
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Trump’s ‘they spit, we hit’ directive encourages excessive force, experts say

Legally, spitters can face criminal prosecution for battery — the use of force, violence or “harmful or offensive touching” of another person — or assault, the attempt to inflict such...