Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
An excellent and well-communicated retort. I repeat: what is being described is assault, and punishable by jail time, tough guy.
Letter.
Spirit.
Law.
No judge or jury would convict a person for assault for putting a hand on your hip to protect a bunch of other people.
That's a sick twist on malicious compliance; you'd be protected by the law, and you'd be prosecuting a person who attempted to keep you from possibly hurting others.