What are you willing to do for Bryan Fischer?

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Nobody is suggesting that this Fischer character isn't a deplorable asshole, but I'm not in the habit of interrogating bloodied human speedbumps while on a stroll prior to getting them medical attention. No matter what his views are or the manner in which he disseminates them, I believe he can be countered without allowing him to writhe alone in pain until he succumbs to his injuries. I fear promoting Judge Dredd behavior by those with hypersensitivity to crankish opinions than I do to the crankish opinions themselves. The OP also doesn't consider the fact that if Fischer were to pass on the street that there will be some other asshole to immediately take his place.

Reciprocity is also in play. I would hope that somebody encountering my bloody mass would lend assistance without considering how my opinions mesh with their view of existence.

QFT.

I'd like to think of myself as being able to even help my enemy if they're in need of my assistance and I'm able to give it.

I don't see any need for us to sink to their level in this regards. We should be (and are) the better person for rising above this and acting with compassion and empathy.

Easy to say when not confronted with the situation, but it's an ideal I'd want to aspire to.