He has a right to his day in court, and it is possible his actions were those of self defense. Not enough facts are out there for anyone to determine one way or the other at this point.
I would be terrified of a crowd of those thugs stopping me; trying to do my best not to hit any of them but under no circumstances would I let them stop me. I would go as slow as possible to still be able to get through them but I would not stop. I watched what happened to Reginald Denny in a riot and it is implanted in my brain.
Never should people be allowed to shut off roadways for a protest. If someone has any legitimate reason to shut down a road the road needs to be closed to vehicle traffic. All the authorities that allow these thugs or anyone for that matter to block off a roadway whenever they want is to blame for this.
Antifa, BLM, and similar groups have proven to be violent in the past, no way would I allow them to stop me.
Definitely. He deserves his day in court ... and then he goes to prison.
That's just my opinion. I do take it into the jury room with me, though.