He jumps out, before I can even kick it in reverse, and points at me with a stance that my tired eyes may perceive to be a weapon in hand.
No doubt how I would react given that scenario. I'm not going to wait and see and/or confirm that he doesn't really have a gun. I'm going to act accordingly in defense of myself, to stop the threat to my life.
By the way, was that guy listening to British equivalent of NPR?
