I have always considered rock throwing to be at least assault with a deadly weapon or attempted murder. As far as I’m concerned, permitting that form or attack or any other physical attack is unacceptable. I’m okay with arresting or shooting those who engage in assault or attempted murder, as long as the assault is stopped before innocent people are hurt. We all know the story of stones in the hands of a “youth” too young for war:
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1 Samuel 17
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons . . .
14 David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul . . .
17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.
18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.” . . .
22 And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
23 Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them . . .
32 Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” . . .
36 “Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”
37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” . . .
40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine . . .
42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking . . .
49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him.
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Or, as we used to say back when we had freedom of speech, “sticks and stones may break my bones.” Stones are deadly weapons. Only those who hate Jews would think it is okay to throw rocks at Jews. Unfortunately, most liberal politicians today are full of hate for the Jews and for many other groups.
See. A Pali youth who throws a stone at an infant is just like David, only they’re trying to kill an infant instead of a giant. So it would be disproportionate to arrest the youth, just as it was disproportionate for Saul to repeatedly attempt to kill David. Only he played a harp and Saul was overcome by an evil spirit, while most Pali youths don’t even know how to play a Jews’ harp.