I really do not think they have a chance.
Only a small chance if the people are armed.
A good friend of mine, a noted film actor and director was vocally irritated by a peasant riding a burro across the scene my friend was filming. The peasant made the fatal mistake of yelling an insult to my friend and it was his last insult. The director pulled his pistol and killed the guy who was 70-80 yards away. He was jailed for a short stay, but an insult is an insult in Mexico.