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Tonight, my wife and I watched a tape of the fight between the off duty male drunk policeman and the female bartender. The policeman seemed to be giving more than he got in the fight. When the segment ended my wife was mad because I did not take the bartender's side of the story as one sided.

During the tape, I saw the presumeable drunk patron corner the bartender. The bartender shoved the patron and then it was the one sided fist to cuffs and fist head and hold no hold's barred fight.

In no way am I excusing the subsequent behavior of the off duty policeman, but I did see the bartender shove him first. My position is that both should be prosecuted for assault and battery.

I think that this is a wonderful teaching moment for Texas CHL in how NOT to deesculate a bad situation. I don't believe shoving someone when cornered will lessen the problem especially after the one being shoved is already drunk and irrational.

The question is, how does one deal with this type of situation as a CHL holder while armed or disarmed? It may sound silly since most of us will probably not be involved in a barroom brawl especially while armed. One could however be faced with a similar incident in a restaurant or any public space. I am interested in reading other opinions on this problem. Thank You