Everyone breaks at some point after being pushed. The prosecutor in this case used the phrase “fighting words”. That girl and these Christians didn’t go to their opposition to persuade, display unity or prove their commitment. The way they did it was optimized to start trouble by needling their opposition so that someone else would throw the first punch and they could play their media as victims.
[cyber sword briefly lowered in respect]
I agree that people can lose self control.
"Everyone breaks at some point after being pushed. The prosecutor in this case used the phrase “fighting words”."
You do make a good point, and that is our fundamental difference of opinion, I think. I respect the courage of protestors. You are concerned about riots. It's a difficult balancing act. But I see no balance if someone could, in theory, be locked up for 47 years for preaching with a bullhorn, waving a large sign, and even resist police crowd control efforts. That should not be even possible in the law.
I didn't have confidence in quoting the 'fighting words' statement. I noticed Newsmax made a carefully phrased report on 'fighting words'. Do you have any definite ink-paper quotes on that?
FReegards....