Driving a taxi or working at a 7-11 is far more dangerous. 8 out of a few thousand (not counting tens of thousands of gynecologists that offer private service) times 30 years is a very small number..
I agree that driving a Taxi is far more dangerous, statistically.
But, I can easily understand where an abortionist, being confronted by 3 abortion protesters could easily feel threatened. And, legally - he has done nothing wrong. So, I can see no reason why he should be prohibited from being allowed to defend himself.
If you were protesting Obama, and 3 SEIU thugs approached you, each bearing a Pro-Obama sign - would you feel threatened? I would.
Now, we do not know ‘how’ he was approached. Were they smiling and using the love of Christ to persuade him to stop or change his way of earning a living? Or, were they shouting at him angrily? Were they brandishing their signs as a weapon, or were they simply holding them?
Bottom line, he is allowed to defend himself; and he opted to do so, and he was arrested for it. Now, we’ll see how the courts see this.