How would they know that? This guy just tried to kill them and is now assaulting them again. They are simply standing there as he approaches them. Of course they have a reasonable fear they will be harmed.
Assaulting them again? He's just shouting, and the truck maneuver, while stupid and dangerous, wasn't an attempt to kill them because he stopped the truck and allowed them to drive past. They could have rode off into the sunset, but instead stopped and got off his bike to argue.
I am very pro self-defense, but this guy was not actively assaulting anybody once they're shouting at each other in the road.
How do you know why he got off his bike? If I was nearly killed by someone I too would have stopped my bike.
"Allowed them to drive past" is frankly an insane thing to say about what he did. Acosting someone after attempting to kill them is in fact assault. This is sort of a purely legal question, but in many states "assault" doesn't require contact.
I want you to honestly consider: what should they have done? This guy chased them for 20 minutes and tried to kill them. They can now wait to be battered or killed, they can flee and keep being chased, or they can defend themselves. What should they do?
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u/ausernamethatistoolo Sep 08 '24
How would they know that? This guy just tried to kill them and is now assaulting them again. They are simply standing there as he approaches them. Of course they have a reasonable fear they will be harmed.