Responding to words with violence?

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(03-08-2017, 12:32 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Do my job for a month and you might change your mind. 

Personally I find "line of duty" to be much more of an easier scenario in which to control the impulse to react with violence. I have been threatened with all different manner of verbal insult and/or threat; however, never had the urge to react with violence as long as there was no physical threat.

Yet, I have been driven to the brink in the civilian sector. The earlier example of the Military funeral being one and there is also a time when someone cut me off on my Motorcycle and then flipped me off when I made myself seen. I have ridden with folks that have taken these incidents to the next level. I cannot get on board with a blanket: There is no situation in which you are justified to "throw the first punch". Since High School I never have (outside of a combat environment) and at this age I doubt I ever will, but I will not out of pocket condemn anyone that has or will.