Anyone else have an issue with this?
I recall one time I saw a gang member take a slight blading posture when "field interviewing him". I recognized this as a pre-assault clue and cold cocked him with a maglite thus intercepting his attack physically.
Gabe is interviewing a gang member (who may or may not have been a suspect in anything), gang member shifts his stance a bit (may or may not have been a "pre-assault clue"), and Gabe clocks him. WTF, over?
IMO, the biggest issue that we as armed citizens face is that we are
always going to initially be on the defensive in a confrontation. The attacker, by definition, will be the first to act, which causes us to react. We can use our situational awareness and knowledge of pre-attack indicators to close the reaction gap, and our tactics/skills to take the initiative after his initial action, but we are simply can't go clocking/stabbing/shooting people at the first sign of potential trouble as Gabe would seem to suggest.
As for the rest of it, I'm largely in agreement. When it comes to physical combat, "if your'e going to fight, fight dirty" and "always cheat, always win" are sentiments near and dear to my heart.
