Once the youths cross the violence boundary, all bets are off.
He was 51, he should know better then to do what he did. I said earlier, he should have avoided the group and just walked by. He had ZERO to gain by confronting them.
He also stated that his wife and child were being confronted by the feral group. What, he was supposed to stand there and laugh with the ferals?
No, you are wrong again, you can not escalate and not get charged, he escalated. They are still children, even if they are acting badly. A 11 year old girl isn’t going to be able to knock me on my rear. That is why I am not afraid of them, nor do I find the need to fight them. And if one ever does punch or push me, I will survive easily and walk away. I don’t find the need to knock out a 4th grader, to prove how manly I am.
If he was so afraid of them, why did he hang around as a challenge to fight them? If they are so violent and hardcore, why did they run away? They should have stayed and kicked old dude’s rear, took out their nines and do a gang style execution on him right on the spot. I mean, they are violent right? They all ran away like a bunch of scared little girls, oh wait.....
No, take his wife and kid and walk away. Nothing to gain here. That was the smart decision. Remember who got charged here. I agree with the police officer.