In light of confusion regarding such a vaguely worded statute as that recently brought to light in Florida, urge state governments to add clarity to wording such that actions such as tapping a stranger on the shoulder, or brushing by someone while walking, do not become possible criminal acts given a literal reading of the statute.
As currently worded, whether or not the victim was actually harmed (or to the degree they were harmed) has no bearing on whether the defendant is guilty. Given the actual harm a conviction can have on a defendant, this is patently absurd.
Justice is not served by vague statutes that can be enforced subjectively and applied to innocuous actions.