On Feb 24, 9:41*am, Mark Rand wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:06:46 -0800 (PST), Dave__67
wrote:



On Feb 23, 2:26*am, Don Foreman wrote:
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:19:04 -0500, wrote:
( recent thread on respect for vets)

Oh dayummm......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZf39fzu1Q4

better call the amber-lamps.

Hitler comments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTxcNzz4PMI

Dave

The older fella clearly retreated rather than engage. *The younger
aggressor pursued and attacked. * He's probably lucky to be alive.

Everyone knows that seniors are fragile. *Any violent physical attack
must therefore be construed by them as deadly threat and dealt with
accordingly if possible. *Old vets aren't as strong and quick as young
men, but combat skills and experience aren't totally forgotten when
hair turns gray or disappears altogether. * Most vets hated every
horrible day of combat but the survivors became competent at it. *They
do not regard a fight as recreation or sport but as an activity to be
avoided if at all possible. Most of them are not easy to provoke. They
know that if attacked they must stop/drop their attacker before they
are greviously or fatally harmed, and that things can get legally
messy after successful self defense because many Americans revile the
veterans that did battle by command of the politicans those Americans
elected.

Well, not quite. When the 'youth' went back to his seat, the old
fellar egged him on one last time.

The old dude is somewhat well known in that area for picking fights.
But, if someone crosses the line from shouts to violence, getting
'egged on' is no defense- old guy lured him in, but he took a swing at
the old guy and got his ass handed to him, which is OK by me.

He's a tough *******, gotta give him that.

Dave

He used threatening and insulting language to provoke a fight and then
proceeded to commit grievous bodily harm. Five years is the tariff for that.
(in civilized parts of the world)

Mark Rand
RTFM

I agree santa provoked the fight, but the other guy crossing the line
to physical made it legal self-defense.


Dave