In other words, he went out of his way to provoke this.
Did not Jesus tell us to be "wise as serpents?"
I did mention to his staff that we have to be squeaky clean when we have big events coming up...
Of course he went out of his way, qhat did you think a protest was? A tea party?
I've little use for religious zealots, but I don't like the law being written on the streets rather than in the state houses.
If I were he, I would request the testimony of a licensed surveyor.