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Old 24th March 2017, 07:46 AM   #1721
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Originally Posted by Jules Galen View Post
No they don't but, they can easily negate the self-defense "Defense".

For example, if some guy talks to a Mexican or a Biker about his Gonads on his Mother's Chin, then whatever happens next may not be determined "self defense". Self-Defense, would be conflict de-escalation...and no provocation! Many people lose sight of this and end up on the wrong side of the law too often.

Lots of guys in Prison for this.
In my state, either party probably could still claim self-defense. If the biker claimed that the nads-on-chin remark put him in fear of eminent bodily harm (that the guy was clearly about to start swinging), he could legally launch preemptive defense. The first guy could say that 'talk is cheap/just kidding around' and claim self-defense over any assault by the biker. Self-defense laws are dicey as hell, juries can find almost any outcome.
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Old 24th March 2017, 07:54 AM   #1722
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Originally Posted by theprestige View Post
Using violence to suppress speech? That's not what MD is talking about.
That's right. MD is talking about responding to a provocation.
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Originally Posted by Jules Galen View Post
Yes.

People respect strength.
Good luck with that. I guess it's time to pick a 3rd party and try to find some viable candidate. Both our 2 main ones are going down in flames.
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Originally Posted by Jules Galen View Post
No they don't but, they can easily negate the self-defense "Defense".

For example, if some guy talks to a Mexican or a Biker about his Gonads on his Mother's Chin, then whatever happens next may not be determined "self defense". Self-Defense, would be conflict de-escalation...and no provocation! Many people lose sight of this and end up on the wrong side of the law too often.

Lots of guys in Prison for this.
You've misunderstood the scenario. Or I failed to explain it well. Either one is sufficient.

Situation:

Bob: Says words that are offensive and inflammatory
Steve: Punches Bob
Cop: Arrests Steve for assault
Steve: Claims it was self-defense because of "fighting words"

Me: No... it doesn't work that way.
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
I think the hilited is highly subjective, in particular with loosely defined terms like provocation (ie: what is and isn't reasonable). Would you consider any words to be sufficient to get rowdy in response to? If the words suggested a credible threat to your personal safety, would you?
Prohibitions against assault are just and fair. I don't think that's at all subjective.

Credible and immediate threat is the only case in which I would sanction preemptive violence as self-defense.

Calling someone names isn't a threat. None of the things that you seem to accept as "fighting words" that justify or excuse violence in response qualify as threats in my eyes. I'm fairly confident that the law would agree with me on that assessment.
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
That's right. MD is talking about responding to a provocation.
Your bar for what constitutes justifiable provocation is too low for limbo.
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Originally Posted by Emily's Cat View Post
Your bar for what constitutes justifiable provocation is too low for limbo.
Challenge accepted

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Originally Posted by Emily's Cat View Post
You've misunderstood the scenario. Or I failed to explain it well. Either one is sufficient.

Situation:

Bob: Says words that are offensive and inflammatory
Steve: Punches Bob
Cop: Arrests Steve for assault
Steve: Claims it was self-defense because of "fighting words"

Me: No... it doesn't work that way.
This is true, and it works that way where I live. However, there is more:

Bob: Says words that are offensive and inflammatory
Steve: Punches Bob
Bob: Defends himself from Steve's onslaught.
Cop: Arrests Steve and Bob for fighting
Steve: Claims it was self-defense because of "fighting words" No...just no.
Bob: Claims he was innocent and just defending himself. Nope...won't work.

That's what I meant.
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Old 25th March 2017, 08:38 AM   #1729
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Originally Posted by Emily's Cat View Post
Prohibitions against assault are just and fair. I don't think that's at all subjective.

Credible and immediate threat is the only case in which I would sanction preemptive violence as self-defense.

Calling someone names isn't a threat. None of the things that you seem to accept as "fighting words" that justify or excuse violence in response qualify as threats in my eyes. I'm fairly confident that the law would agree with me on that assessment.
The provocation defense is legally recognized in the U.S., though, and is considered mitigating in sentencing (commonly used to reduce murder to manslaughter bc 'heat of passion'). If provocation/fighting words are mitigating in capital cases, I cannot for the life of me understand why they would not reasonably apply to lesser crimes. Is it not more reasonable for a person to be provoked into an assault than a killing?
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
The provocation defense is legally recognized in the U.S., though, and is considered mitigating in sentencing (commonly used to reduce murder to manslaughter bc 'heat of passion'). If provocation/fighting words are mitigating in capital cases, I cannot for the life of me understand why they would not reasonably apply to lesser crimes. Is it not more reasonable for a person to be provoked into an assault than a killing?
Then read about the laws and gain understanding. I just read about provocation defense to address your quote. Now I know more than I did.

I don't think "fighting words" equals provocation in most cases, if ever.

Heat of passion is first of all, difficult to prove, and second, we're talking about punching someone whom you disagree with, not dismembering someone you just found in bed with your spouse.

Issues of the heart have been deemed important enough to sometimes "excuse" bad behavior to an extent. Right or wrong, it has been that way for a very long time. Apparently, humans are known to snap under certain extreme conditions.

Did the guy who punched Spencer lose control of himself, or did he just happen to be passing by and willingly insert himself into the incident?

Did the Berkeley rioters come to the school intent on doing damage to it? Seems that way, after all they arrived masked with bats, pepper spray and other items.

Perhaps I am not explaining this well, but I don't really feel I should need to.

It's simple, sticks and stones. Most people here seem to agree so that's as far as I'm going with this.
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
The provocation defense is legally recognized in the U.S., though, and is considered mitigating in sentencing (commonly used to reduce murder to manslaughter bc 'heat of passion'). If provocation/fighting words are mitigating in capital cases, I cannot for the life of me understand why they would not reasonably apply to lesser crimes. Is it not more reasonable for a person to be provoked into an assault than a killing?
If your head is clear enough to think "I'm just going to strike this person once as I don't want a murder charge" is clear enough to make you liable.
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Old 25th March 2017, 09:44 PM   #1732
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Originally Posted by mgidm86 View Post
Then read about the laws and gain understanding. I just read about provocation defense to address your quote. Now I know more than I did.
Thank you for the constructive advice. Surprisingly, I already have.

Originally Posted by mgidm86
I don't think "fighting words" equals provocation in most cases, if ever.

Heat of passion is first of all, difficult to prove, and second, we're talking about punching someone whom you disagree with, not dismembering someone you just found in bed with your spouse.
Yes. I know. I think the same principle applies, to a lesser degree. I would think it is easier to be provoked into punching that to be provoked into freaking dismembering someone, and I thought that would go without saying.

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Issues of the heart have been deemed important enough to sometimes "excuse" bad behavior to an extent. Right or wrong, it has been that way for a very long time. Apparently, humans are known to snap under certain extreme conditions.
Good point. But murder is something I think many people are normally incapable of, but can still be legally considered to have been provoked into it. Isn't it reasonable to be more easily provoked into a lesser offense? In Demeritt v Trahan (1999), linked below, the Louisiana Appellate court found:

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Simply put, defendant argues this court should find that words alone, no matter how provocative, will not defeat the aggressor defense under any circumstances absent reasonable fear of physical harm.

We do not agree.   Words may, under certain circumstances, justify a battery under La.R.S. 23:1081.
This case had a lot to do with examining the meaning of the words provoked/unprovoked, but the Opinion got me really thinking about this. Another interesting Comment from the University of Chicago poses defining designated fighting words, and demonstrating that we may be moving back towards the original Chaplinsky v N.H concept of fighting words (in a more limited sense):

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However the harms and benefits of such an approach balance out, the mere likelihood that a law designating a particular offensive word or symbol as a type of per se fighting word is constitutional illustrates the direction in which the Supreme Court jurisprudence is moving.

Originally Posted by mgidm86
Did the guy who punched Spencer lose control of himself, or did he just happen to be passing by and willingly insert himself into the incident?
No one is suggesting that the provocation standard for murder precisely applies here, but that the principle transposes.

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Did the Berkeley rioters come to the school intent on doing damage to it? Seems that way, after all they arrived masked with bats, pepper spray and other items.
Yeah, I've been saying that for pages now. I don't get your point?

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Perhaps I am not explaining this well, but I don't really feel I should need to.

It's simple, sticks and stones. Most people here seem to agree so that's as far as I'm going with this.
Yeah, appeals to popularity are a getting to be a theme.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-...l/1357184.html

http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/c...context=uclrev
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If your head is clear enough to think "I'm just going to strike this person once as I don't want a murder charge" is clear enough to make you liable.
Ok, but is it fair to say that it might not be a calculated decision? I'm thinking more like a rage response than a weighed choice. Also, a lot of people might consider punching someone else, but (hopefully) very few would ever actually consider a murder for any reason.
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Then read about the laws and gain understanding. I just read about provocation defense to address your quote. Now I know more than I did.

I don't think "fighting words" equals provocation in most cases, if ever.

Heat of passion is first of all, difficult to prove, and second, we're talking about punching someone whom you disagree with, not dismembering someone you just found in bed with your spouse.

Issues of the heart have been deemed important enough to sometimes "excuse" bad behavior to an extent. Right or wrong, it has been that way for a very long time. Apparently, humans are known to snap under certain extreme conditions.

Did the guy who punched Spencer lose control of himself, or did he just happen to be passing by and willingly insert himself into the incident?

Did the Berkeley rioters come to the school intent on doing damage to it? Seems that way, after all they arrived masked with bats, pepper spray and other items.

Perhaps I am not explaining this well, but I don't really feel I should need to.

It's simple, sticks and stones.
Most people here seem to agree so that's as far as I'm going with this.
That's not how it works at all. See, ya' punch a loud-mouthed right-winger in the mouth and he goes home, and stays home. He quits talking and he doesn't vote. Because he ashamed of being whipped. That's why Liberals punch right-wingers in the mouth.

And it's going to happen more and more as Liberals figure oout that they can not reason with the right-wing hate.

If ya' don't like it...if ya' find it shocking...then, what can I say, It's just the way things are going to happen.

Yeah, there are a lot of derogatory terms the Right uses: Pinko, Libtard, Tree-hugger, bleeding-heart, Moonbat...but those days are coming to a close, with a punch-in-the-mouth.

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Originally Posted by Jules Galen View Post
That's not how it works at all. See, ya' punch a loud-mouthed right-winger in the mouth and he goes home, and stays home. He quits talking and he doesn't vote. Because he ashamed of being whipped. That's why Liberals punch right-wingers in the mouth.

And it's going to happen more and more as Liberals figure oout that they can not reason with the right-wing hate.

If ya' don't like it...if ya' find it shocking...then, what can I say, It's just the way things are going to happen.
Wow, if there were more liberals who weren't girly-men and women, that might just terrify me.

Still, it seems a little too perfect that you support violence against those who have different beliefs. Especially with your pro-IRA views; it all fits.
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Wow, if there were more liberals who weren't girly-men and women, that might just terrify me.

Still, it seems a little too perfect that you support violence against those who have different beliefs. Especially with your pro-IRA views; it all fits.
Where did you get that? I am not supporting violence and I'm a bit shocked at your hysteria.

What? Do you think everyone who has a different opinion than yourself must be unhinged?

Get a grip. Grow the hell up.
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Sad doesn't even come close.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/P...C-10901829.php

Yet look who started all of the violence. Look who is being targeted. This is bad even for Berkeley.

Berkeley is in a world of its own. If it's 12 noon in San Francisco, it's midnight in Berkeley.
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Ok, but is it fair to say that it might not be a calculated decision? I'm thinking more like a rage response than a weighed choice. Also, a lot of people might consider punching someone else, but (hopefully) very few would ever actually consider a murder for any reason.
But if your defense is "I lost it" that kind of breaks down when you obviously were thinking rationally in regards to long term consequences.
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Masked goons pepper-sprayed Trump supporters in Orange County. They are reported to be "antifa" (a term I was unfamiliar with until this thread). Does anyone care to support these actions?
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But if your defense is "I lost it" that kind of breaks down when you obviously were thinking rationally in regards to long term consequences.
You're right, the 'lost control' defense falls flat in anything short of the most extreme circumstances. What I am kicking around is basically the older interpretation of fighting words defense- that some words are so vile that they are the equivalent of throwing a first punch. This is still actually a legitimate basis for an assault charge in the U.S., that the words alone inflicted enough damage to qualify as assault. What is not supported is a physical response to the assault, and that's where I am proposing a slight modification to existing law. Simply put, that you should be able to claim that you were goaded into throwing the first punch, when the adversary had (metaphorically) already thrown the first.
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Masked goons pepper-sprayed Trump supporters in Orange County. They are reported to be "antifa" (a term I was unfamiliar with until this thread). Does anyone care to support these actions?
How about this:

The counter protesters claimed they were forming a human wall in a legal protest, abt 30 counter-protesters against 2000 marchers. Based on the link, sounds like only a few of the counter-protesters had spray, and used it when the 2000 Trupmeters had closed in on them, possibly with enough menace as to pose a credible threat to the safety of the few opposers. Then the Trumpeters apparently beat one to the ground, kicking and punching him. Sounds like a violent mob attacking some civil counter-protesters (who were prepared for self-defense by bringing spray) to me. Anything in the link to rule out this scenario?
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Bob: Says words that are offensive and inflammatory
Bob's followers: Walk around in the neighbourhood surrounding Bob's talk and assault people as per Bob's talk.
Steve: Punches Bob
Bob: Defends himself from Steve's onslaught.
Cop: Arrests Steve and Bob for fighting
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Masked goons pepper-sprayed Trump supporters in Orange County. They are reported to be "antifa" (a term I was unfamiliar with until this thread). Does anyone care to support these actions?
Do you have evidence? Police claims do not constitute evidence.
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How about this:

The counter protesters claimed they were forming a human wall in a legal protest, abt 30 counter-protesters against 2000 marchers. Based on the link, sounds like only a few of the counter-protesters had spray, and used it when the 2000 Trupmeters had closed in on them, possibly with enough menace as to pose a credible threat to the safety of the few opposers. Then the Trumpeters apparently beat one to the ground, kicking and punching him. Sounds like a violent mob attacking some civil counter-protesters (who were prepared for self-defense by bringing spray) to me. Anything in the link to rule out this scenario?
Showing up with pepper spray and masks doesn't exactly paint a picture of honorable intention.

Yes, it was just a few of them. Typical.

I'll try to dig up some better reporting later on.
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How about this:

The counter protesters claimed they were forming a human wall in a legal protest, abt 30 counter-protesters against 2000 marchers. Based on the link, sounds like only a few of the counter-protesters had spray, and used it when the 2000 Trupmeters had closed in on them, possibly with enough menace as to pose a credible threat to the safety of the few opposers. Then the Trumpeters apparently beat one to the ground, kicking and punching him. Sounds like a violent mob attacking some civil counter-protesters (who were prepared for self-defense by bringing spray) to me. Anything in the link to rule out this scenario?
I don't know about anyone else, but I only wear masks for Halloween.

It will be up to the police to sort out what happened, and who was acting in self defense, but if the only claim that this guy has was based on some sort of feeling, he's got no claim at all. Moreover, the police are going to start out biased against the guy, and they should. There's one group of people with a permit, and some other dude, with no permit, masked and with pepper spray. It's going to be a really tough sell to convince anyone that the masked man was not the troublemaker in that scenario.
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Simply put, that you should be able to claim that you were goaded into throwing the first punch, when the adversary had (metaphorically) already thrown the first.
Metaphorical punches merit metaphorical defenses.
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These so-called "Trump Supporters" of Sacramento:

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https://itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/...17/03/1-65.jpg

Apparently they have the habit of stabbing the untermenschen around them at their rallies.

How dare anyone even think about bringing pepper-spray as a self-defense measure against this?! It's an utter affront to the glorious ideals of liberalism!

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How about this:

The counter protesters claimed they were forming a human wall in a legal protest, abt 30 counter-protesters against 2000 marchers. Based on the link, sounds like only a few of the counter-protesters had spray, and used it when the 2000 Trupmeters had closed in on them, possibly with enough menace as to pose a credible threat to the safety of the few opposers. Then the Trumpeters apparently beat one to the ground, kicking and punching him. Sounds like a violent mob attacking some civil counter-protesters (who were prepared for self-defense by bringing spray) to me. Anything in the link to rule out this scenario?
You can't intentionally expose yourself to a "threat" and then use that as an excuse to attack the "threat."
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Originally Posted by varwoche View Post
Showing up with pepper spray and masks doesn't exactly paint a picture of honorable intention.

Yes, it was just a few of them. Typical.

I'll try to dig up some better reporting later on.
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I don't know about anyone else, but I only wear masks for Halloween.

It will be up to the police to sort out what happened, and who was acting in self defense, but if the only claim that this guy has was based on some sort of feeling, he's got no claim at all. Moreover, the police are going to start out biased against the guy, and they should. There's one group of people with a permit, and some other dude, with no permit, masked and with pepper spray. It's going to be a really tough sell to convince anyone that the masked man was not the troublemaker in that scenario.
Admittedly a bit of Devil's Advocate here, but I don't think the masks and pepper spray are necessarily ominous. Pepper spray is a non-lethal self-defense aid, deregulated and perfectly legal to carry in California (linked below). Trump marches may have trouble-making white supremacists, fascist types etc in their ranks (these groups overwhelmingly support President Trump) who could plausibly attack a civil counter-protester.. The most telling trait of the use of pepper spray is that it is non-lethal, hence somewhat humane. If they carried Molotovs and pipes, a harder sell for justifiable self-defense.

Re: masks, it is reasonable to not want your mug posted on a neo-nazi website, with a 'Wanted For Treason-Dead or Alive' caption, so masks my be prudent for self-protection as well. The counter-protesters see the marchers as violent fascists, so they may have good reason to fear unlawful retaliation if identified.

And the obvious: 30 counter protesters versus two thousand marchers. Did they have a tanker truck full of pepper spray? If not, sounds more like some were carrying personal (and legal) self-defense aids, not weapons to launch against legions. These cats may not be that bright, but I don't think they're that dumb.

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Old 26th March 2017, 08:37 PM   #1750
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Originally Posted by The Big Dog View Post
You can't intentionally expose yourself to a "threat" and then use that as an excuse to attack the "threat."
Do you suggest that one cannot engage in political expression if there is a chance of possible conflict, or at least cannot justifiably defend themselves if attacked...because they intentionally put themselves there? You sure about this argument?
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Admittedly a bit of Devil's Advocate here, but I don't think the masks and pepper spray are necessarily ominous. Pepper spray is a non-lethal self-defense aid, deregulated and perfectly legal to carry in California (linked below). Trump marches may have trouble-making white supremacists, fascist types etc in their ranks (these groups overwhelmingly support President Trump) who could plausibly attack a civil counter-protester.. The most telling trait of the use of pepper spray is that it is non-lethal, hence somewhat humane. If they carried Molotovs and pipes, a harder sell for justifiable self-defense.

Re: masks, it is reasonable to not want your mug posted on a neo-nazi website, with a 'Wanted For Treason-Dead or Alive' caption, so masks my be prudent for self-protection as well. The counter-protesters see the marchers as violent fascists, so they may have good reason to fear unlawful retaliation if identified.

And the obvious: 30 counter protesters versus two thousand marchers. Did they have a tanker truck full of pepper spray? If not, sounds more like some were carrying personal (and legal) self-defense aids, not weapons to launch against legions. These cats may not be that bright, but I don't think they're that dumb.

http://consumerwiki.dca.ca.gov/wiki/...Mace/Tear_Gas)
I've seen some videos. There are undoubtedly more. The police will have to look through them and see if they can determine who initiated the violence. However, if there's a group of people who followed proper procedure, got permits, and clearly had a right to be where they were, and someone shows up, interferes with that, while wearing a mask and carrying pepper spray, it's just hard to picture that person as having acted in a totally benign manner.

The "I felt threatened because I was surrounded by crazy people" defense is certainly not going to fly. At the very least, they will have to show that there were actual threats to their safety. I think even that would be insufficient unless the threats were specific and credible. I think they would have to show that the Trump supporters actually initiated violence in order to justify using pepper spray on them.

Some of the video I've seen looked fairly damning of the pro-Trump crowd, but it also looked heavily edited. Hopefully, the police can make sense of it. This sort of violence is very, very, bad, and I hope they can clearly pinpoint a responsible party.
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I've seen some videos. There are undoubtedly more. The police will have to look through them and see if they can determine who initiated the violence. However, if there's a group of people who followed proper procedure, got permits, and clearly had a right to be where they were, and someone shows up, interferes with that, while wearing a mask and carrying pepper spray, it's just hard to picture that person as having acted in a totally benign manner.

The "I felt threatened because I was surrounded by crazy people" defense is certainly not going to fly. At the very least, they will have to show that there were actual threats to their safety. I think even that would be insufficient unless the threats were specific and credible. I think they would have to show that the Trump supporters actually initiated violence in order to justify using pepper spray on them.

Some of the video I've seen looked fairly damning of the pro-Trump crowd, but it also looked heavily edited. Hopefully, the police can make sense of it. This sort of violence is very, very, bad, and I hope they can clearly pinpoint a responsible party.
I'm running with 'natural adversaries who are likely to throw down any time they meet'. The LA Times for example reports that the pro-Trump marchers attacked photographers and reporters, linked below (whitelist the site to read), and yes the video I have seen showed exclusively naked aggression by the marchers. Others paint the counter-protesters as the instigators. Good guess that while one antifa may have sprayed first, the pro-Trump crowd was more than willing to rough up anyone in range.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...326-story.html

ETA: the LA Times reports that the pro-Trumpers attacked the media first, then the pepper spray happened. For funsies, they also include a pic of Trump supporters...wearing bandanna masks

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Old 26th March 2017, 09:58 PM   #1753
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Something I found that applies to this discussion, a quote from actual anarchists:

"Instead of attacking impersonal symbols of justice, we think that it is very important to transpose our hostilities to the personal environment of the enemy, their homes, offices, hangouts and vehicles. We know that to authority ”nobody is irreplaceable” but we also know that a personal hit against one of them would instill fear in another 100. "

https://insurrectionnewsworldwide.co...open-proposal/

Hooboy! Doesn't that just make you ache to live in a world of their creation?
Free to attack mine, but they will not be happy with the results.
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Old 27th March 2017, 06:48 AM   #1754
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Admittedly a bit of Devil's Advocate here
More like a Devil's pretzel. You paint a picture of masked thugs as if they are Aunt Betty on a stroll in the park, pepper spray in purse just in case.
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Old 27th March 2017, 07:36 AM   #1755
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
I'm running with 'natural adversaries who are likely to throw down any time they meet'.
False equivalence for the win.

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The LA Times for example reports that the pro-Trump marchers attacked photographers and reporters, linked below (whitelist the site to read), and yes the video I have seen showed exclusively naked aggression by the marchers.
Of course they did, that's what neo-nazis do during and surrounding their rallies. I even provided a fairly in-depth exposé of these particular so-called "Trump supporters" just a couple of posts ago.
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More like a Devil's pretzel. You paint a picture of masked thugs as if they are Aunt Betty on a stroll in the park, pepper spray in purse just in case.
I see the liberal-fascist alliance is still going as strong as it always has.
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Originally Posted by Jules Galen View Post
Bob: Says words that are offensive and inflammatory
Steve: Punches Bob
Bob: Defends himself from Steve's onslaught.
Cop: Arrests Steve and Bob for fighting
Steve: Claims it was self-defense because of "fighting words" No...just no.
Bob: Claims he was innocent and just defending himself. Nope...won't work.

That's what I meant.
Who gets to decide when specific words mean you're guilty of the other guy punching you out?
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More like a Devil's pretzel. You paint a picture of masked thugs as if they are Aunt Betty on a stroll in the park, pepper spray in purse just in case.
Untrue, unfair, and a blatant strawman. I assert outright that the measures they took were likely in preparation for being attacked by the marchers, as Trump supporters are known to be violent towards those with whom they disagree.

You offered earlier to dig up additional reporting. Please note that I actually did, from eyewitness reporting by the LA Times, above. From one of the attacked journalists (attacked by Trump supporters, of course):

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Tristan, the 21-year-old intern, said he has been reporting on the event all day and noticed that the Trump supporters were the aggressors
While condemning the 'masked thugs', I trust you will note that the LA Times includes photos of Trump supporters in masks as well, and that the marchers had initiated violence by assaulting a photographer, then punching a journalist who came the defense. You may need to be clearer on who the thugs are.
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Originally Posted by caveman1917 View Post
False equivalence for the win.
Could you clarify this? It could mean a couple different things (or nothing at all).

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Of course they did, that's what neo-nazis do during and surrounding their rallies. I even provided a fairly in-depth exposé of these particular so-called "Trump supporters" just a couple of posts ago.
Yes, but the expose` was mostly posting the personal information of individuals, exactly the kind of thing the good guys tend not to do. Protesting and demonstrating for ideology is one thing, and posting the equivalent of online Wanted Posters is another

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Do you suggest that one cannot engage in political expression if there is a chance of possible conflict, or at least cannot justifiably defend themselves if attacked...because they intentionally put themselves there? You sure about this argument?
You wrote "forming a human wall." And then claimed that the Pro-Trump marchers "closed in on them."

Meaning, of course, the "human wall" which they had constructed. That is what we call the "they were coming right for me!" defense.

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