[Poohbah]

And to resort to violence simply because someone disrespected you is one thing, but you would intentionally commit the ultimate act of violence simply because someone insulted you?

Not because of the insult, but because they were behaving in a manner that indicated extreme irrationality. Unfortunately, to wait until I'm actually attacked would essentially be to bet my life on the other person's sanity--which, as I've pointed out, is demonstrably gone.

"He who shoots first writes up the incident report. He who shoots second is likely to never get a chance to shoot at all."

There are certain things that I don't do because they are likely to convince people that I am out to kill them. Screaming obscenities in their face is one of those things.

[freeeee]

Not because of the insult, but because they were behaving in a manner that indicated extreme irrationality.

In most states I am aware of, the threshold of lethal force is imminent threat to life or limb. "Behaving in a manner that indicated extreme irrationality" won't cut it, unless of course you're not one of the 'little people'. Then its just a game of lords and peasants, which is what we have in this article.