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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Ethics and the Law: Crimes Against Persons

Question 4 • Law Studies - A

Rowena asked her hairdresser, Angeline, to "surprise" her. Rowena napped in her chair as Angeline was creating her new hairstyle. When she awoke, Rowena went ballistic when she saw that Angeline had created a "mohawk" for her. Rowena grabbed the hair products and began to pelt Angelina with them. Rowena is guilty of ______.

Answer
A
battery
B
attempted battery
C
no crime
D
assault

Explanation

Battery is the intentional, unauthorized use of force or harmful or offensive contact against another person. Rowena threw the hair products at Angeline, making physical contact with her; that is battery. Her anger and the fact that she had asked for a surprise hairstyle do not make throwing products at Angeline permissible.

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