A drunk male cop has a female bartender backed into a corner she trys to push the brute back and you blame the girl? I didn't see the film so I admitedly might be missing something. A female physically getting cornered by a bigger drunk male has been assaulted. She should have kneed the guy and used anything at her disposal. A bartender should at least have had some pepper spray on her personJohn R. Fuller wrote: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
Just because the guy is a cop doesn't mean he is a good guy. in fact there is a pretty good chance that this obvious bad guy will continue to keep his job. Its important to understand this. I pity any females he happens to pull over.