Force, or the threat of force – cannot – be tolerated in a civilized society. Ends do not justify the means. No matter how noble a politician, may claim his or her actions are, if those actions have the potential to threaten innocent individuals, then those actions must be condemned. But those actions are not rooted within the politician…the root is deeper, and essentially corrupts the ‘soul’ of man as a whole. The root is not recognizing individual rights as the foundation of all just laws. Craig H.