Alberta Judge Convicts Man of Assault for Coughing on Server

Alberta Judge Convicts Man of Assault for Coughing on Server
Calgary Courts Centre in a file photo. The Canadian Press
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CALGARY—A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year has been convicted of assault.

In a decision released last week, provincial court Judge Heather Lamoureux wrote that “emitting a force consisting of lung−air molecules” can qualify as the use of force under the Criminal Code.