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  • but afaik he didn’t start the physical fight,

    ?

    for clarity, iirc he yelled the N word

    !

  • Dunno what your going for but you’re making me wonder if I misread anything.

    for clarity, iirc he yelled the N word
    !

    Again, dunno what you mean, but ‘fighting words’ and sufficient provocation are a thing. Is that a fighting word? I’d say very strongly yes, but is the provocation sufficient to chase him down and attack him, knowing he’s armed? Legally, that’s a harder sell.

  • It is a hugely offensive word to use, and could lead to escalating a situation that might otherwise have stayed fraught but peaceful or even diffused.

    He didn't start the physical fight but if he'd not shouted might there have been a different outcome, I.e. no physical fight?

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