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SemperFiGuy:

--- Quote ---I would just do everything I could to get out of the way.
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Excellent advice.

Use of deadly force is the Very Last, Absolutely-No-Other-Option-Available Response.

Retreating to safety in the face of perilous situations is required by Nebraska state law [28-1409(4b)] if possible.   Not doing so may well forfeit any claim of self-defense.

sfg

LM4202:
Then there's the fight at Westroads Mall, last Monday evening.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Mall_Fight_Caught_on_Video_136248543.html

The only thing you can do is grab your family members and get out of the area as soon as possible, especially with Westroads being a "gun free zone".  Of course, the thugs and the bangers don't abide by that.  Which makes it more imperative that you get out of there because you never know if any of the thugs/bangers are carrying.  Or better yet, don't go there in the first place.  You aren't allowed to be armed, but the thugs/bangers just may be.

Westroads is the new Crossroads, the thugs will soon ruin it as they did Crossroads.  That's why you see more people going to places like Village Pointe and other places.  With all the thugs and bangers that go to Westroads now, especially at night, we don't go there anymore.  Daytime is relatively safe as most of the thugs are nocturnal and sleep during the day.

bkoenig:
A guy I work with was at the Country Club Plaza in KC when they had a flash mob show up.  It was pretty unnerving - he was walking down the sidewalk with his wife & kid when a big pack of thugs crossed the street and all started running right at them.  At the last minute the pack split up and went around them but it was obvious they were trying to intimidate them. 

If I know a place is prone to incidents like this I'll avoid it.  My family no longer goes to the Plaza at night when we're in KC.

omaharj:
Seems like there are a few different thoughts,although it seems everyone agrees if you can avoid trouble....
   Here's some interesting reading....
http://www.thateverymanbearmed.com/2011/08/flash-mobs-meet-muzzle-flash.html

armed and humorous:
This is all new to me.  I hadn't heard of these things going on until I read this post.  I would agree that the best thing to do if you had family/friends with you would be to try to get everyone away safely.  If I were alone, however, and carrying legally, I would have a hard time not injecting myself into the situation if I felt I could keep some other innocent person from harm by these hooligans.  It may not be the best legal option, but it would be the right thing to do in my opinion.  Of course, any action I would take would have to be based on a clear understanding of what was going on, knowing who the bad guys were, and the risk my actions might place on other innocent people.  In a situation where all Hell is breaking loose, it might be hard to know for sure who the bad guys are as well as being able to do anything about it without putting others at risk.  All anyone could do is use their good judgement as to the best course of action.

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