Reply #29: In watching the video, I wonder why she wasn't shot.

[Buzz Clik]

Seriously, she lurches at the Secretary of State -- one of the most powerful people on the planet -- puts her hands toward and around her head while screaming, and several seconds passed before a move was made. If I were in Ali-Fairooz's position, I would have assumed that I would have been dropped by a bullet. (I'm not advocating that Ali-Fairooz should have been shot or dealt with more harshly than she was. I am only saying she ran a serious risk.)

By the way, the legal definition of assault allows for the threat of violence without physical contact. The fact that Rice was never touched despite the clear opportunity for being touched may have ruled out assault, but not necessarily. If Ali-Fairooz had touched her at all, I am convinced that she would have been charged with battery and would be in jail for a while.