Uh...in case you missed it...this woman is not the STATE.
She is a private citizen, apparently incensed by the fact that other private citizens are disrespecting every thing she thinks is worthy of her being incensed about it in the first place.
And, probably only a LITTLE influenced by the consumption of adult beverages.
Be that as it may, she does not represent any governmental organization, has no authority to castigate these cretins in the name of the state...but, she has exercised the same rights that the cretins did, albeit in a manner that society as a whole frowns upon.
But on the other hand, it is well known and documented that private citizens will, eventually, rise up and correct the very thing that has continued to irritate them beyond reason.
Assault?...meh, maybe...but I'd bet very few juries would convict her.
So, the STATE would fail in that endeavor...and one would have to go far to make a case that she was acting in a official capacity, even though POTUS and the VPOTUS have gone on record as opposing the shameful and disrespectful actions of the cretins.
But neither of them have done so in the name of the STATE and no directives have been issued by authorities.
Which brings us right back to the first point...she committed no OFFICIAL act...just a sorta, kinda, stupid one.
So...your false equivalency is...false.
B.S. "Society as a whole" doesn't just frown upon it. It's a crime.
Where's the story of Sanctimonious A-Hole #2 beating the sh!t out of Sanctimonious A-Hole #1 for holding a drink while the national anthem was playing?
Assault and battery, technically. I agree about the likely verdict.
I’d like to be a more perfect person, but I’m not sure that I wouldn’t do the same thing that this young woman did. I may be too much of a coward, though.
I have some admiration for her, despite it all.