Even if one of the drunk Marines took a swing and hit one of the teens that was goading him on, getting jumped on by 40 of them and getting kicked while on the ground would not meet the “reasonable force” requirement for self defense.
“Even if one of the drunk Marines took a swing and hit one of the teens that was goading him on, getting jumped on by 40 of them and getting kicked while on the ground would not meet the “reasonable force” requirement for self defense.”
See my other post here... I honestly have no idea what happened in this situation, but I can say, being situationally aware is important. You decide to throw punches and you and your group are outnumbered by a very wide margin, you are being foolish.
And for the record, no we never stomped on anyones heads, but I am sure some of the folks we interacted with had at the very least some bruised if not broken ribs after the altercations, as did some of us at times.