[monday]

There is NO excuse for physically attacking another person except self defense from a PHYSICAL ATTACK. If Tabor had pulled out a gun and shot the old guy, it would have been he who would have claimed self defense not the older guy. It is this sort of escalation of events that the laws against physically attacking others is designed to prevent.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

As it is, Lil' Jesse Tabor found himself humiliated and on his keister, up ended by a 79 year old Hercules. ROFL! It's too bad no one thought to use a picture phone to take a candid shot of Tabor's humiliation.

Since you want to talk hypothetically, if Tabor had produced a gun, then perhaps later that day the police could have rid society of the punk Jesse Tabor. The police kill punks, even in blue states.

[rcocean]

Baloney.

All the old guy did was try to take his cell phone.

Shoot a 79 year old man because he tried to take your cell phone will land you in prison for a long time.

Except,in DC or SF, in which case you'll never be arrested.