Originally Posted by 'nother
The point is, merely feeling "uncomfortable" is no justification for launching an assault (with mace, snot rockets, whatever). If someone injures me solely because they felt I was too close to them (barring actual physical contact), they are the ones that are going to have a legal problem, not me.
I wasn't justifying assault, just pointing out that legality and politeness are not correlated. I aim for considerate, not legal.
I'd never purposely blow mucus on anyone, but if I don't know you're there, you might get a surprise. I'll feel like a heel if it did happen, but I wouldn't feel completely responsible, either.