Bizarre Behavior in Michigan Protest/Attack

There is so much about America today that is utterly incomprehensible.  Today in Lansing, Michigan, people with assault rifles entered the state capitol building and had altercations like the one depicted here.  Now, I’m a peace-loving fellow, and thus it’s hard for me to recommend violence or engage in it myself, but if I were young and strong and getting this moron’s spit shot into my face, I’m fairly certain I would have beaten him, at least to the point that he no longer posed a threat to my health and safety.

Now we have a full-on legal scene, as this is a misdemeanor; the question is which one.

• Even notwithstanding the virus, on a good day, this is intimidation, i.e., intentional behavior that “would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities” to fear injury or harm.

• Considering the virus, I would call this battery, the criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact.

• If someone dies, that’s involuntary manslaughter, since it would be an accidental death while committing another crime, in this case intimidation and/or battery.

In any case, beating the brains out of a few morons out of self-protection would have prevented all this discussion.