Google Boy stole some chalk and the “victim” called the cops.
Then, the “victim” tried to stop Chasan from leaving the scene by holding onto his bike. He has no right to do so.
Google Boy then beats the “victim” up.
The “victim” then requests, and receives, a further beating.
Verdict: Two fools crossed paths.
“Then, the ‘victim’ tried to stop Chasan from leaving the scene by holding onto his bike. He has no right to do so.”
When a person steals your stuff you have EVERY right to detain them and get your stuff back.
When someone physically assaults you, endangering your health and safety (which appears to be what happened here), in the commission of a felony, you have the legal and moral right to use lethal force in response.
By the way, taking chalk is theft, but taking it from a person holding it or possessing it in close proximity to his person is robbery. California Penal Code 211 PC defines the crime of robbery as taking personal property from someone else’s person or immediate presence, against the victim’s will, through the use of force or fear. PC 211 robbery is always a felony in California law. The alleged Google felon used violence in the commission of robbery, and this violence was not justified because he was in possession of what he stole from the victim.
California Penal Code Section 837 says,
“A private person may arrest another: (1) For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence. (2) When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence. (3) When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.”
So, yes, the victim would have even been within his rights to carry out a “citizen’s arrest”.