Man just coughed in my face on purpose

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Not sure if it thought it was funny but I’m not laughing .
Just say minding my own business eating a sausage roll (mega pregnancy cravings !) and I got my hand sanitiser out as I’ve just been to a few shops and I always clean my hands anyway virus or not. Anyway this guy , about 58ish sat next to me and he said ‘oh you’re not paranoid as well are you?’ And I looked at him and said ‘no’ so he lent over and coughed in my face , not just once, but repeatedly. I’ve walked out, don’t even know how to feel.
This isn’t a joke, I wish it was.

Disgusting Pig

I hope you are ok

Revolting. What a pig.

There are quite a few countries where this is now an offence. Unfortunately there will always be horrible people around. At the moment the best way to avoid it is social distancing. Stay at home.

I might have squirted hand sanitizer in his mouth but really when someone behaves like that your instincts tell you it's probably not a good idea to provoke them further
Ideally you have a previously concealed but physically very intimidating companion who appears and puts him in his place

What a bastard. I am raging on your behalf! And what a cowardly fucker to have done this to a woman. I very much doubt he'd have pulled that one with a burly bloke.

That’s vile at anytime. People are in for a hell of a shock with this virus.

Wow, some people are disgusting!!

But '58ish'? Very specific there OP

To purposely pass on a disease is assault.

Spitting at someone is assault so why would this man’s actions not be assault ?

What a disgusting person. I would consider it an assault. I think kicked shins would be in order but you’re pregnant so don’t want to get physical. He wouldn’t do it to a man. What an asshole.

Ugh! You should have called the police!

Report to the non-urgent police number. That’s assault in the current health situation.

WTF!

Vile man! Hope you're ok

Fucking vile idiot

That’s insane, insane! He should be arrested

I would have punched him in the guts and see if he can cough then!

I think that is a case for assault

^definitely!

I also think it's assault (generally, but especially now) and would consider reporting to the non-emergency line.

Are you visibly pregnant? I found men people treated me far, far worse when I was 6 months + than at any other time during my life.

He would have got a punch from me

What a miserable shit guy.

Did you see that video of the guy who deliberately smeared his saliva somewhere on a train? He got arrested. What this guy did was worse, fucking coward to do it to a pregnant woman. Perhaps it’s worth checking if security cameras registred this and handing footage of it over to the police? For sure it’s in anyone’s interest now that dickheads like this get at least a warning for their behavior.

If nothing can be done, I genuinly hope he gets a very very nasty food poisoning and nobody wants to give him any help or medical care and he spends a week miserable and alone in bed.

That's revolting of him, especially now. Were you in a cafe OP? Do they have CCTV? I would report to police if you can get evidence.

Hope you're ok. I'd be absolutely horrified if that happened to me.

Op don’t beat yourself up for not having the lightning fast quick fire response that some on here have suggested they would. It can be shocking when someone behaves like such an arsehole in public. What an arsehole.

I'm afraid my instinct would have been to instantly slap his face! What a bastard.

It's times like these that I must remember to carry a body spray - not to spray in people's eyes you understand .