He was lucky the cop did not fill him full of lead.
“He was lucky the cop did not fill him full of lead.”
Perhaps so. The farmers at Concord Bridge were lucky that the Redcoats did not fill them full of lead. Some were not lucky, and were killed.
You could even make the case that Mr. Vichique was legally correct, while the farmers were in defiance of the crown.
Sometimes, you have to chose your line in the sand and make a stand.