Y’know, the real sad part is had the guy gotten a thrashing, unless he struck the first blow he’d get to walk away a free man and Tucker would be looking at charges.
I remember my father, born in 1920, telling me when he was a youngster it was common for men to come to blows. Heck, I was born in the early sixties and schoolyard fights were common, I was even in a few.
Nowadays if my kid hit another at school that’d be a no questions asked expulsion. The concept of letting a fight clear the air and satisfy honor is dead and gone.
I hear you and had same experiences growing up.
My Dad was 1 of 11 kids and born in 1912, my Granddad worked for the railroad.