Stay in the truck, call the cops, it isn't your fight, and not good if you get hurt or have to hurt or kill someone else.
I have to agree with Cross-X here - We don’t know what started the altercation with the three morons and the lady, maybe she did something , even unintentionally, that triggered them to harass her? Don’t get me wrong here, punks like that should be locked up after being given a good whipping. BUT to Cross-X point, if you wade into the situation and end up hurting , or killing, someone, then it could go really badly for you. I’m 6’3” 210 lbs, second degree black belt, know how to handle myself and carry. I’d still stay in the car and call the cops? Why – it’s not my fight. I’d honk my horn, call the cops, yell at the scumbags that the cops were coming. I would not get out of the vehicle. I carry for my own protection and the protection of my family. This is MA, not Texas ( unfortunately) and as such our actions have to be carefully weighed. If it was my wife or daughter, different story. Sounds harsh, but you sometimes have to harden your heart when dealing with the laws in this state. Three on one – I’ve done it in the past, but that was me at my peak and younger. Got jumped by three slightly drunk soccer fans back in the UK. Police sergeant who took my statement snapped his notebook shut and exclaimed, ”not their lucky night sir, was it!”
I was lucky enough to take a CC class with GOAL and the attorney that spoke gave me a lot to think about. He painted a scenario that surprised most of us there. Say you come out of a bar to find a big guy harassing and starting to physically mess with a smaller woman. What would you do? Most of us said we’d intervene and if he didn’t stop we’d most likely shoot him. Bad answer. She may have started the physical altercation by stabbing him, and now you’ve escalated on her behalf by using deadly force…So you have legally stepped into her shoes and will have to bear the consequences. Very bad decision in this state. Do I like the fact I should not get involved – no, absolutely not.
I am no action hero - for one I'm getting too old. I will always , if possible, walk away from a confrontation, even if it makes me look cowardly. I have nothing to prove, but if I am put in a situation where my option to retreat is taken away from me, then the confrontation will be over very quickly.
He did a brave thing , but I think IMHO he was wrong. Flame away.
I find it disgustingthese punks are back on the streets. One can only hope they pick on someone the next time who will put them in hospital.