This time the lion won't just bite back but may indeed rip them apart and eat them alive!
No matter how meek or mild an entity may seem, when poked at and prodded at long enough, it eventually goes for the throat. It's a matter of personal survival.
(Remember: We can survive without Washington's money, but Washington can't survive without ours. Legally avoid everything with an attached tax as much as humanly possible. Starve the beast.)