Possibly... though that would be a sad state of affairs to find ourselves in.

[Especially with the lot of them trapped here, ailing and half-starved and powerless. He'd hope that the current situation might temper the aggression of some of the bolder members of their number, but honestly, it's no guarantee.]

It easier to talk than to act, in both cases, I'd say. If some of us are indeed willing to fight so that Mister Tibbs has an opportunity to speak, I wonder how many would really be moved to violence in order to prevent that from happening.

[It would still be some, he's sure, but... perhaps not as many as one might fear.]