She wrote about it all over social media and presented her affirming view of it using whatever language she had at her disposal. She endorsed the actions of the rioters. She let others know where the violence was taking place in case they wanted to join in. She watched from afar, effectively shouting her backing from behind the screen of whatever device she was using at the time. She seemed connected whilst remaining safely remote. In her mind she was ‘not guilty’ of taking part in (nor having any responsibility for) what happened. She believed that there were no grounds for her to be arrested or even cautioned. In law terms, maybe she was correct.
Those who publicly endorse crimes against others from afar are maybe not as innocent as their non-physical involvement might suggest.
Aesop’s The Trumpeter taken Prisoner
A trumpeter, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy. He cried out to his captors: “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without injury. I have not slain a single man of your troop. I have no arms and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.” “That is the very reason for which you shall be put to death,” they said, “for while you do not fight yourself, your loud trumpet stirs up all the other soldiers to battle.”
He who incites strife is as guilty as they who strive. Aesop.
