I hope this has not already been posted. I find it very disturbing

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by noonereal

You decide not to bring this threat back to your house where family may become endangered so you go around a corner and stop to get the drop on the big black man. You assault him as a defense given the implied threat.

Sorry, you lost me right here. I would never take such an action. I would instead keep moving toward a populated location, like back to the store. While I might gain some advantage by becoming the initial aggressor, I would rather attempt to avoid the confrontation altogether. I still don't know the black man even means me any harm. He may just be traveling the same path as I am, or he may be a community patrol and thinks I look suspicious. If I become the aggressor, I immediately lose my credibility as an innocent citizen.