Really? Did they attack them while they were unarmed, too?
I am not convinced that he meant to do anything other than give the guy a good beating anyway. I think his temper got the best of him.
Those hot tempered Southern "gentlemen" did get you into a lot of trouble, didn't they?
I do recall a story of a suburb of NYC where two black gentleman were beaten to death, some years back, just for “walking” THROUGH the area!