“What you are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Said by Vietnam era peace activist to U.S. military officer.
Lesson Learned. As a general rule it is NOT a good idea to verbally engage with whackos like this. You will not win them over to your side with reasoned argument and they are likely to become irrationally enraged no matter what you say. In particular if it should become necessary to use force to repel an attack by such an Emotionally Disturbed Person (EDP) you do not want to be seen as having “kept the ball rolling” by having engaged in a loud and angry public dispute with the EDP, a dispute that led to violence. A “mutual affray” or “mutual combat” as the authorities are liable to characterize it, which would mean YOU share some of the blame for what went down. Rather you want witnesses to tell police that you did everything you could to avoid an altercation before being forced to act in self-defense. Avoidance is not very emotionally satisfying in such a case, but that the way our society is and so avoidance will keep you out of jail. On the other hand when it becomes time to fight back in your defense, fight to win. “Be ruthless in your response” to a criminal assault as Sheriff David Clark would say. However, avoid the urge to “punish” the assailant once he/she breaks off the attack and ceases to be a credible and imminent threat. That would be considered “excessive force” by the authorities.
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Denton County deputies, police and security took an Iraqi man into custody at a Denton courts building after a loud outburst and two run-ins with people previously that had police issuing a warrant for his arrest.
DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Denton County deputies, police and security took an Iraqi man into custody at a Denton County courts building after a loud outburst and two run-ins with people previously that had police issuing a warrant for his arrest.
Workers at a Denton IHOP restaurant say 28-year-old Peshwaz Waise came into their restaurant around 6:00 a.m. wearing what they called a turban, clutching a Koran and talking to customers about accepting its message.
“So, I guess he approached the guy with the same message but the guy had on a Trump supporter shirt on,” said restaurant employee Darel Walker. “So I guess that where the issue arose.”
The two started arguing which prompted a call to 911.
“Since the guy, the Trump supporter, was sitting down, a paying customer, the dude was asked to leave,” Walker said. “And I heard it carried on into the parking lot.”
Waise was given a ticket for trespassing. Next, police tell CBS11 Waise headed to this hospital and harassed employees telling one woman if she didn’t take his Koran she would die and that the hospital would go down.
Police say he next showed up at the courthouse yelling in Arabic and wanting to see judges.
“I could hear somebody being pulled out of the courthouse screaming and yelling,” said attorney and witness Philip Ray. “I couldn’t understand what he was saying but it was at a high volume. I couldn’t see who he was but there were many officers around him.”
Other attorneys inside the court building were hustled into safe areas.
“We were told that there had been threats made by this individual to judges and lawyers and that when he walked into the courthouse and they were screaming Arabic and had a turban and was trying to show people copies of the Koran,” said attorney Pete Schulte.
As a precaution, police brought in a bomb unit to search Waise’s car. They cleared the scene after removing what appeared to be paint cans from the car.
“And then for something like that to happen not only in your city but where I work? It’s a little unnerving,” Walker said.
Police found a passport on Waise identifying him as an Iraqi.
Investigators said Waise was charged with making terroristic threats and given a ticket earlier in the day outside the restaurant for trespassing
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