Earlier this morning while I was watching my mug of coffee revolve, round and round on the microwave’s carousel, I started to ponder the question: Who decides if a certain act of protest is too extreme or is simply taking it too far? I would like to hear your thoughts on what is “too far.”

Recently, an unidentified person set off a bomb in front of the military recruiting center here in Time Square. No one was injured (thank Buddha) but the exterior of the building was damaged to some extent. I cannot say “obviously” as we don’t know this person or his psyche, but I think it is quite clear that he strongly resents the war in Iraq, or any war for that matter. Is a small bombing like that taking things too far? But let me ask you this: How far is too far, when we are dealing with human rights and sociological issues?