“The employees/other patrons/store manager would have jumped in and held you down for the police.”
This is how it goes. Any white guy getting into a physical fight with a black woman would be instantly beat down by every black man in the place. I have seen this with my own eyes in downtown San Francisco of all places. Doesn’t matter who is “right”. Whitey is going down.
I’m guessing this is how it’s going to happen somewhere. It would be difficult to just stand there and watch it. It’s sickening. If I did have a gun I’d be waving it at everyone to back off!....This will happen somewhere and it may escalate. You can watch crap happen around you for only so long....