Funny thing, he's 6'2” and didn't even consider throwing a punch in time to defend himself.
He does not live in a neighborhood like that where he expected that would happen and in his home, never heard language or anything at all to give him a heads up about 'thugs' It was all new to him.
He was with his two friends (both smaller than him, by far) and took that f’n beating over a coat.
BTW-He spent months at the local driving range/golf course shagging balls to earn enough money for the coat.
He got HIS lesson more dramatically than any of us could have explained to him. He's real clear on things... NOW
Correction ....3 handed my nephew a beat down at the mall-for a ‘Bulls’ jacket coat he was wearing.