Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) doesn’t have time for these pesky student videographers who approach him on a DC street and ask if he supports Obama’s agenda. And so he does the only natural thing — he smacks them around.
Etheridge has apologized for his actions, but really, there’s no excuse.
boywithgrenade.org 
Correct me if wrong…but isn’t that assault?
DT-
Only for the general public; assault excludes politicians and law enforcement.
What a complete ass. This is not merely assault but battery.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Assault+and+Battery