Female protester pictured kissing policeman accused of sexual assault "If the policeman had kissed her, world war three would have broken out," he said. Or what if I had patted her on the behind? She would have been outraged. So if she does that to a man on duty, should it be tolerated? Miss De Chiffre has also done her bit to spoil the photo's apparent message of non-violence, claiming she was trying to provoke the officer into reacting. "No peace message," she wrote on Facebook. I would hang all these disgusting pigs upside down. Miss De Chiffre told Italian daily La Repubblica she was incensed because riot police had recently beaten a fellow protester. "I saw this young man in his uniform and I felt pity and disgust," she said. Taking advantage of the officer's orders not to react, De Chiffre said she also licked his helmet's visor and touched her fingers to his lips. Mr Maccari said Miss De Chiffre's motivation meant calls for prosecution were justified. "This was hardly a peace gesture, more a provocation," he said. A kiss is a positive thing, but in this context, between these two people, it was just disrespect.