Don’t think it would have made a difference had he been armed. In typical aboo fashion, the guy was attacked from the back. An older person taking blows to the head like that is not going to be well regardless of what the docs say.
This supports one of my ideas i.e. the recasting of what used to be known as the assassination squad in NYC. In the old days, the coppers would stake out a liquor store on friday nights and when the hold up was announced, they would pop up and blast the sucker into the next dimension.
Today they should employ decoys, people made up to look like hapless older people and watch them as they stroll up the sidewalk while they are armed with 870s or 556s. When an attacker like this one starts in, blow him away.
Detroit had their STRESS units back in the late 60's. Unfortunately they were too successful and then mayor Coleman Young disbanded them........
I agree. I also think it would be a fun assignment.