I guess Paul Revere, George Washington, Ben Franklin, and all the rest of them should have “just gone home and stopped committing violence” too.
Don’t forget the Iraqis insurgents and the Taliban. Should they stop committing violence? How about the Occupy crowd? Should they have stopped committing violence? Black Panthers?
If not, then I presume you support every government which attempts to crush protests by its citizens. You'd feel right at home in Cuba, Venezuela, or North Korea then. And I guess you kind of liked watching Bull Conner and his crew set the dogs upon the kids.
Equating folks fighting for freedom with those trying to impose their own brand of tyranny.
Here’s a hint, when you find yourself unable to get out of a hole... The first thing you should do is stop digging.