It is one thing to stand down if you are not threatened, but Martin attacked him—then you have no choice. If Martin managed to get his gun, he probably would have killed him, and then you would never have heard about this in the media.
“If Martin managed to get his gun, he probably would have killed him, and then you would never have heard about this in the media.”
Even if there had been no gun, there’s an excellent chance GZ would have ended up dead or permanently injured. Having your head beat on concrete can do that...
You’re right about one thing though, we never would have heard about it if that had been the outcome.