Sorry, my point was that, based on the relevance of threats and threatening behavior (at least in Texas) criminal charges could be brought. Hence my 87 pages worth of trying to explain how 'threats', 'perceptions', and 'feelings' are relevant in determining criminality.
My use of the word 'imminent' just above was accidental. (the exact wording of what I posted is one of the elements of both assault and deadly conduct, neither of which I was talking about or intended to talk about) Sorry for that.