...when he saw a group of black teens watching him.
(So he put his hand on the handle of his sheath knife.)
“Something didn’t feel right so I crossed the street,” he said. “I took a few steps and in an instant one guy was in front of me.”
“Where do you think you’re going?” the suspect — believed to be about 15 — asked...
(”I’m taking my knife to be sharpened”, he said, as he pulled it and pointed it at the yoot.)
“Have a nice day, sir”, said the yoot, as he ran back to his group.
In reality, he would have retreated while shouting "Eff you, mothereffer", while dialing 911 to inform the police that a knife-wielding ch!nk tried to mug him. And the guy would have spent tens of thousands of dollars defending himself in court, since in NYC, carrying a knife with more than a 2-inch blade is illegal. An NYC acquaintance (who's now deceased from the usual old age maladies) once pulled a gun on a knife-wielding mugger, who reported him to the cops. Net result was he spent the night in jail and incurred tens of thousands in legal expenses staying out of prison.
I’m a not very-savvy Aussie, the way I read that headline is, some fella fell down and broke his leg and tried to blame some youts for knocking him down.
That headline would work a treat if the victim was found guilty of attempting insurance fraud.