Hi Guys, I need some advice.
Here's what happened:
My friend and I are headed back to work after lunch, and I pull over to let my friend drive my new car (he wanted to check it out). We are on a back access road (1 mile long) to where we work. About the time I get out of the car, this guy pulls up next to us in a early 90's Cougar or T-Bird. We just think he's asking if we need help, so I tell him everything is OK and wave him on. I'm standing about at the trunk area of my car.
He gets out of the car, and moves towards me somewhat rapidly, and starts mouthing how I almost just took his front bumper off (neither my friend or I remember seeing this guy or anyone we cut-off). So I say, "look man I don't know what I did, but I'm sorry." This guy is about 6FT, 40 years old, and looks like he goes to the gym everyday. He says some more ????? and then just nails me hard in the jaw. I saw the punch coming so I backed up as he hit me, which lessened the blow. Then he starts coming towards me again like he's gonna go for another punch and he stops. Then he says he used to be a cop and he already called the cops. Then he gets in his car and drives off. Looks like I'm gonna have a big fat lip by tomorrow morning.
There was no way I could have gotten my gun in the glove box before he got to me. I was thinking about it but knew if I went for the gun, he would jump me, and then we'd be fighting to get control over a .40 cal Sig. I was standing at the trunk when he got out of his car. At that time, I thought he just wanted to help us. When I realized he was possibly going to attack me, he was 5 ft away and I was 5ft from a closed glove box with a pistol in a partially unzipped rug.
Also, A brawl rolling around on the pavement is just plain stupid. He did not knock me down, just a step backwards. If he had at come at me again, I would have done everything possible to take him out with my bare hands. You gotta remember, you just never know when someone like this will pull a knife or a gun from his pocket. I had no means of defense except my hands. It's better to defuse a situation rather than possibly get stabbed trying to be a tough guy.
As he drives away we get the plate number and call the cops. They send a cop, take a report and tell me a detective will call me and allow me to sign a assault warrant on him.
Here is my delima:
Do I take my time and go file a warrant, get jerked around by the legal system, then go to court and testify, only to have this guy on a revenge mission against me? Or do I just let my fat lip heal and forget about the whole thing. I have no loose/chipped teeth nor do I require medical attention. I only have a few cuts on my fat lip and a ruined shirt from blood stains. It's not that big of a deal. I was hit harder in junior-high in the fights I got in.
So...is it worth the aggravation in the court system and having a nut-case even more pizzed at me, to get some revenge? Opinions???
Here's what happened:
My friend and I are headed back to work after lunch, and I pull over to let my friend drive my new car (he wanted to check it out). We are on a back access road (1 mile long) to where we work. About the time I get out of the car, this guy pulls up next to us in a early 90's Cougar or T-Bird. We just think he's asking if we need help, so I tell him everything is OK and wave him on. I'm standing about at the trunk area of my car.
He gets out of the car, and moves towards me somewhat rapidly, and starts mouthing how I almost just took his front bumper off (neither my friend or I remember seeing this guy or anyone we cut-off). So I say, "look man I don't know what I did, but I'm sorry." This guy is about 6FT, 40 years old, and looks like he goes to the gym everyday. He says some more ????? and then just nails me hard in the jaw. I saw the punch coming so I backed up as he hit me, which lessened the blow. Then he starts coming towards me again like he's gonna go for another punch and he stops. Then he says he used to be a cop and he already called the cops. Then he gets in his car and drives off. Looks like I'm gonna have a big fat lip by tomorrow morning.
There was no way I could have gotten my gun in the glove box before he got to me. I was thinking about it but knew if I went for the gun, he would jump me, and then we'd be fighting to get control over a .40 cal Sig. I was standing at the trunk when he got out of his car. At that time, I thought he just wanted to help us. When I realized he was possibly going to attack me, he was 5 ft away and I was 5ft from a closed glove box with a pistol in a partially unzipped rug.
Also, A brawl rolling around on the pavement is just plain stupid. He did not knock me down, just a step backwards. If he had at come at me again, I would have done everything possible to take him out with my bare hands. You gotta remember, you just never know when someone like this will pull a knife or a gun from his pocket. I had no means of defense except my hands. It's better to defuse a situation rather than possibly get stabbed trying to be a tough guy.
As he drives away we get the plate number and call the cops. They send a cop, take a report and tell me a detective will call me and allow me to sign a assault warrant on him.
Here is my delima:
Do I take my time and go file a warrant, get jerked around by the legal system, then go to court and testify, only to have this guy on a revenge mission against me? Or do I just let my fat lip heal and forget about the whole thing. I have no loose/chipped teeth nor do I require medical attention. I only have a few cuts on my fat lip and a ruined shirt from blood stains. It's not that big of a deal. I was hit harder in junior-high in the fights I got in.
So...is it worth the aggravation in the court system and having a nut-case even more pizzed at me, to get some revenge? Opinions???
