That Guy said:
1. We have no idea what was occurring BEFORE the video started to roll. There are any number of reasons the man in the white T-shirt could have justifiably felt the need to pull a knife. Particularly since the biker was twice his size, the biker had a less than calm female companion who just MIGHT have been a threat in her own right, and let’s face it-a man dressed like a “biker” looks somewhat more intimidating than a Mormon missionary who just dismounted from his Schwinn.
2. There are numerous ways to survive a confrontation. One of them is disengaging and walking/backing away. But it’s not very glamorous and you’ll never see John Wick or Inspector Harry Callahan do it. The tactiCOOL bellicose bumpersticker culture is simply centered around kinetic solutions to threat situations. Fr’instance schools constantly have scenarios where they demand students student to engage six or more “threats” in a run without allowing them to make the judgement call, “Is this really the best way for to survive?” I have trained at some very highly regarded shooting schools and training academies and not one even addressed assessing the situation and tactically disengaging from the incident. Why? Cuz’ it ain’t macho and students came to shoot targets not to back away from them.
3. Let’s say the man in the white T-shirt was completely in the wrong. The biker exercised poor tactical awareness/judgement for not increasing the distance between them.
The only thing I can possibly agree with ... without seeing any more of the video .. is that the Guy with the bike maybe could have done more to deescalate. However we dont know what transpired before the video started.
Sorry the rest of your post is garbage.
let’s face it-a man dressed like a “biker” looks somewhat more intimidating than a Mormon missionary who just dismounted from his Schwinn.
So the tee shirt guy is justified in drawing a weapon and threatening lethal force because of how the person was dressed?? Being afraid of someone because of their appearance sounds like a you thing and not a them thing and certainly cant be justification for tee shirt mans actions. If a gentleman in a vest and jeans is so frightening that your only response is to arm up .. just stay in the house.
Many many years ago I rode on the weekends with a bunch of NYPD guys. On the weekends they would dress up in their Harley garb and jump on their Harleys and have a great time. It was fun. Funnier guys you wont meet. They were in fact the good guys. With the cost of Harley Davidsons .. you are more likely to find a Doctor or banker and his girlfriend all dressed up like Hells Angeles on a weekend romp than actual bad guys. Harely Davidson does a great job of marketing their apparel. Your discomfort with a persons appearance doesnt justify threatening deadly force.
But it’s not very glamorous and you’ll never see John Wick or Inspector Harry Callahan do it. The tactiCOOL bellicose bumpersticker culture is simply centered around kinetic solutions to threat situations.
Wow .. for a gun guy on a gun board .. you paint a pretty ugly overarching picture of gun owners?! I have met a lot of people on this board. Yes I have met a couple of Rambos but the far greater majority were regular ol dudes working jobs and living life and are nothing like your portrayal.
One of them is disengaging and walking/backing away
My primary mode of transport is on two wheels. Getting back to his bike is not an option. Its not like getting in your car and locking the doors having some modicum of safety behind some sheet steel and glass. You are VERY vulnerable on the bike especially with a passenger and you are even more vulnerable when getting on or off a 500+ pound motorcycle. With a guy standing there .. having already swiped at you with a knife .. trying to get back on your bike can mean you are completely at the mercy of the assailant. You have to either try and defuse it through other means or wait until the police arrive. Trying to mount up while someone is still threatening you with a weapon would be a tactical error.
