I think you "tough guys" would be singing a different tune if you ever had to care for someone with a gunshot wound, or had to bury a relative who got plugged. The irony is that the "bad guy" might not serve any time in this case because by threatening him (I'm guessing there was mention of an a__-kicking somewhere in your confrontation) and screaming at him, you become the aggressor, and he could easily claim self-defense -- right after he puts some holes in you .

Just please consider the odds that the "bad guy" very well might be armed, and possibly stoned, drunk, or just plain high-strung. I sure don't want to read another obit on this BB .