Yeah, you're probably right. It's the old barroom bouncer coming out in me. I make a better Rambo than I do a Ghandi. This footage will be very damaging to this guy and the democrats in general.
They can sue for assault and battery later. AFTER filing criminal charges and an ethics complaint.
I hope that they grab a lawyer immediately, and press charges. Why the lawyer? Because there are undoubtedly crooked local politicians that will try to destroy your case on a technicality if they are tight with the thug. Got to make sure that all the I's are dotted, and T's are crossed.
He's being Sun Tzu, rather than Ghandi. If I know there's a camera watching, and some Congressthug took a poke at me, I'd let the bastard do it. If I fight back- even if there's video of it- it'll be edited down and spun so that the great and noble Democrat public servant is just defending himself against some common right-wing hooligan. Every shot of him swinging will be edited out by the media.
This way, there's nothing for the media propagandists to grab ahold of to twist and manipulate. My nose'll be okay in a day or two- unlike his career.
If Joe Blow tries to do that to me- different story altogether.
Former bouncer also and Marine.