What constitutes assaulting a police officer?

Question

Is insulting or talking back to a cop considered assault on a police officer? I know they can pretty much call anything they want disorderly conduct but thats only a misdemeanor and assault is a felony.

Answer 1

I'm a police Officer from Ohio, i don't know how much you know about the law, but here it is. In all states, you can talk back to a cop(use swear words, pig, the finger, etc) it is not disorderly conduct. (no crime) because of case law decide in the United States Supreme Court. "A police Officer can not be offended" However I will tell you that in a real life experience if you talk back to a cop, he, she is less likely to give u a "break" or other consideration. In my dept. if someone wants to talk back that is fine, but then don't expect me to give u a break or a warning because i don't have to. U might say this is not fair, well life in not fair.
Now if you threatened harm or death or attempt or cause harm(assault) actually trying to hurt a police Officer you will be committing a serious crime. and most states make it felony to assault a Police Officer,fireman, or EMS workers. Menacing is where u use words to threatened harm to a cop and that is a crime as well. It is always best to treat the Police with respect and they will treat u with same

Answer 2

Touching / bumping in any form or spitting on an officer is considered a felony. (a former officer)

Answer 3

this answer is hard to answer because anyone can have someone else arrested for verbal assault...

if your talking about physical abuse any touching, bumping, poking, nudging, spitting, biting, Etc. is consider assault....

Answer 4

physical versus verbal

Answer 5

yup

Answer 6

What were you charged with?

Answer 7

pushing them

Answer 8

ASSAULT! GOOGLE IT. OR READ...WEBSTER'S DICT.