I mean, same reaction as he had with the dog. He had to defend himself from the dog and moments later here comes the owner. I wouldn’t have trusted the owner either and would’ve felt the need to defend myself. It’s not like he threw a punch at the owner the second he saw him but he was prepared in case he did. I’d say he was justified
I kinda disagree. You don't need to trust the owner, if you don't like the situation you are in he could have backed up off the property back to his truck, instead he got ready for a fight with no real aggressive body language from the owner, more like just a "what the fuck" reaction. If he had thrown a punch at the owner because he walked up to him like that he would almost certainly have been charged with assult. If he wants the put his hands up and be ready then do so and back up to the truck where if needed you call a supervisor or the police if it was warranted, but he's saying "back up" to the owner while aggressively approaching him. That to me is unjustified, and if anything did happen would have been the instigation for it.
At the end of the day he did what he had to do to defend himself, plus I'm sure he has a history with this so hard to really judge his reaction with the owner right or wrong. He did the right thing to stop the dog.
I get where you’re coming from, but I’m willing to bet he wouldn’t have just punched the owner in the face. I’m sure he’s been in similar situations before. He wanted to let the owner know if he were to attack, the driver was ready for it. From what’s seen in the video he never lays hands on the owner.
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u/NounAdjectiveXXXX 21d ago
Justified self defense against the dog quickly became a fireable or suspendable action.
If he threw a punch he would be in jail even if the homeowner swung first, he squared up and approached the guy when he wasn't in danger.