[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....