http://www.cleat.org/2016/01/dps-chief- ... t-on-cops/
I heard about this issue on Walton and Johnson last Friday and looked around for links. These were the only two I saw.When asked about the arrest of Sandra Bland and escalations with law enforcement at a Texas Tribune event last week, McCraw said officers dealing with various unruly behavior including being spit at should "just take it" and respond professionally.
Anyway, how does Texas law treat spitting on someone? I was thinking it would be some form of physical assault, but I have no idea what level it reaches. I figure it is something police can and should respond to. For non-LEO's, I have no idea. I figure it would not justify deadly force.
I recall a case years ago on the news where a guy was going down the street spitting on people and claiming he had AIDS or some other disease. Disease transmission is nothing to take lightly.