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In general, force is not justified against a threat only exhibiting verbal resistance. This is not true in a correctional setting. In jails and prisons, the staff is routinely outnumbered by dozens and sometimes more than a hundred to one. The laws have recognized that under these conditions and with the necessity to maintain order in a population that is far more violent than the norm, the staff cannot safely allow anyone to incite others. Verbal resistance in a correctional institution, especially when viewed as an attempt to incite other inmates to action or show or gain leadership status with the inmates can and usually will be met with force.

Static

As much as the average person has a problem with force at all, most can get behind the idea of using force to stop force. Using force to stop nothing is a little harder to accept.

Here’s the rationale:

American or not, you don’t have the right to do anything you want. Your rights stop where they interfere with another person’s rights. People cannot take your things without permission. They cannot use your things without permission. Also, they cannot prevent you from using your things or prevent your lawful use of public things. Neither can you. Rights work in both directions.