AndyRad said:
thats just classic.... wonder what would have happened here in the same situation
I am not being sarcastic here.
You stand a very good chance that you would likely be charged with assault and sued by the drunken yobs that started it.
Here, you are expected to drop into the fetal position and take whatever punishment the attacker metes out. Once you recover (hopefully) sufficiently, you are to dial 911 and report it so the local constabulary can eventually attend and take a report. Somewhere along the line, the perps may be caught. However, they will probably make bail before you know about it. Then you only have to worry about retribution from the punks. This is all providing that you are not beaten into a coma or killed first.
The police on the beat do their jobs as best they can, while being hamstrung by the bureaucratic, left leaning, revolving door legal system whose main interest is the rights of the criminal, not the victim. The idea that you would take matters into your own hands and defend yourself is abhorrent to our judges and lawyers, and they make no bones about prosecuting people that do. While you have the right of self defense under the Charter of Rights, the courts don't agree and consistently make scapegoats of victims that defend themselves and their property.
Take matters into your own hands at your peril.
The cagers did exactly as required. Just enough force to stop the attack, then withdrew.
