Quote Originally Posted by PAOK17 View Post
"unless the force used was negligible." That's the key which allows subjectivity. When I think of a "strike" to a face, I think of a slap or punch with some sort of force.

If what Giovinco did was not considered "negligible", then what constitutes negligible force?
Definition of negligible. : so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling.