FERGUSON

[Brian37]

I'm 5'10" and 160#. I fought off a gut who had at least a hundred pounds on me who was wielding copper conduit, trying to kill me. I lost about half my left ear in the fight when he bit it off, to be sure, but be it noted, I didn't have a gun, or pepper spray, or a taser. The idea that the cop had to use deadly force to defend himself is appealing to simple minds and armchair tough guys, but if I can defend myself against someone trying to kill me without killing him, shouldn't a cop -- trained to a higher extent than I ever have been -- shouldn't that cop be able to manage the situation better?

I am a physical wimp. I hate fighting, never learned how to fight. Most of the ones I got into were not started by me. Got my ass kicked most of the time.

But when I say I have seen fights and been in a few, and even escalated a couple, no mater who was involved, what you notice in any confrontation is that there are things you do that light the fuse and things you can do to avoid the escalation.

It makes no sense to me after someone gives you lip, to attempt to physically confront them at a tactical disadvantage. Being the physical wimp I am, I learned a long time ago, that you dont touch someone or invade their space.

He is trying to make this about law and title. It is about evolution and how our species interacts.