[Link removed--Sorry, I know it's just a news story but we can't link to wam if it has anything to do with assault or non-consenting participants. -MM

It is if done without consent, informed consent is everything.

I'd hope so. I'd be pisted off if I was going about my day and someone pied me out of the blue. Not cool.

Aggravating circumstance: she was pushing her child in a stroller on a sidewalk.

The child would have been traumatized and Mom would have been temporarily unable to protect the child.

Hitting a rando with a pie is considered assault.

Of course it's illegal.
Any "unprivileged" touching is a battery. Not only can it be a crime, it can also be a tort resulting in civil and punitive monetary damages.

I would def give consent

Surprised anyone would think this was legal, without express consent...

It's absolutely illegal. It's assault, at minimum. According to the article, the guy did it multiple times that day. Most likely for Tik Tok, or whatever. And frankly, if some random dude did that to my wife, that would be the last thing he ever did with that arm

I think a few of you didn't get my sarcasm. It's literally wallpapered on 23 years of this forum! I'm waiting for the day Messmaster comes to his senses and bans me!