Responding to words with violence?

[oncemoreuntothejimbreech]

Let me rephrase. The question is a logical Catch-22.

SSF, is there any situation in your career field you would judge the use of force is justifiable based only on the words?

I think the answer is, "no."  In order to judge if force is necessary you need the words and the other things like meaning and context to judge if force is necessary.

But, you're asking us for a judgement if force is necessary based upon only one of the elements needed to make the judgment.

So logically I need to change my answer from possibly to indeterminate.

Again, I'm not trying to make this a semantics argument. I'm giving you an honest answer.