[victoryatallcosts]

Oh, I agree with you. I'm a Christian, but I'm not quite one of "those" Christians, if you catch what I mean.

Of course, if they fought back, they'd have been branded as criminals.

[wingster]

Unlikely if someone is in your face in an assault type of fashion. You can't just go stick your finger up someone's nose and expect them not to react.

I was near a McDonald's in Arlington, VA several years ago where a bunch of animal rights activists went thru and terrorized kids, moms, and everyone in the place by hurling things around.

Me: I would have been nice, smiled, asked one of them what their sneakers and belt were made out of, then told them to get lost before I kicked them in the balls. What are they gonna say, "but officer, we tried to trash the place peaceably, ..." Barbara Streisand! Not on my watch! Those people are so spun up it takes nothing to get them to react first.

[oceanperch]

What do you mean by "one of those" Christians? Curious.

[yankeedame]

Of course, if they fought back, they'd have been branded as criminals.

Don't kid yourself, Vic. If they had fought back they'd be labeled as "victim" who were forced to use self-defense. OTOH, you'd be sitting in a jail cell somewhere playing "Down in the Valley" on a harmonica.