It was disproportionate

but I think it's a product of the direction in which the conduct of political debate is travelling (here and in many other countries). For example, we've normalised quite violent abuse in/about politics & political discussions, we're willing eg to countenance jokes about throwing battery acid on people we don't like, and so we end up with this sort of thing. When someone gets up and walks towards a speaker, and you can say, with some justification - I didn't know what she planned & how serious it might be - then the whole environment of debate has been poisoned.

Posted By: paulg, Jun 21, 13:14:01