Having spoken to some of the protesters who have been on the recent crusade against the family court I am surprised to hear about the nature of the behaviour of some of the New Zealand Family Court Staff. They have come out of their homes using unseemly language, behaving in an aggressive and threatening manner toward protesters. They have used abusive gestures, and on two occasions I have heard of so far, resorted to physical violence, assaulting protesters. One can only ask was there a point at which these persons felt violence was justified, or were they simply unable to control their anger.