Well, to be honest, if the gay dude really pulled the Yes on 8 sign out of someone's lawn and threw it in the street, he provoked some sort of reaction.
That's just not a cool thing to do, and we've discussed that very thing here in this thread. It's tempting, but wrong. The correct reaction is to put up a competing No on 8 sign, in the vicinity if possible.
I'm not saying he deserved to get bashed. But it's not like the guy came running at him with the sign just because he was gay, or was advocating for a different electoral outcome.
Again, that's IF the claims of the accussed are true. Admittedly a very BIG IF for a guy who reacts with violence ... about 200 times as WRONG as removing the lawn sign.
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