How is he guilty of all 3?????
Ok......lets tackle them 1 @ a time:
"Straight from one of my criminal justice textbooks from college
"You become the aggressor if
1) you were an active participant in the creation and escalation of the conflict, (e.g. you were in an argument that turned into an extended punch out).
The person in the stands threw an object @ Artest....unprovoked might I add.
2) you did not stop attacking after the immediate threat had passed (e.g. he was trying to disengage or had fallen and you kept on attacking) or
One he wrestled the fan to the ground, he did not retaliate or escalate the assult any further.
3) your response was excessive beyond the threat offered to you (e.g. you knife someone who just punched you)."
The fan threw an object and hit Artest. Artest wrestled the person to the ground. There is no excessiveness on Artests part
"Artest is guilty of all three" - wrong, he isn't guilty of any of the 3