zigmeister said:Been close to that myself, as the potential victim, but after some nut threatened me during a race after incidental/accidental contact, I had my eyes open after the race and ready for some craziness, along with some backup lurking nearby.
I think the truth lies somewhere in between both stories. Howe acts like he is completely innocent in the entire situation, but comments/statements made by him seem to indicate otherwise as a partial instigator.
Unless someone is seriously injured, the cops will likely see it as mutual combat, even if a significant amount of time passes between the initial slight and the assault itself. If you think the jails are crowded now, just wait and see what it would be like if situations like this one led to instant arrest and jail.
I don't condone what happened to Howe. He was wronged. Be thankful that it was not a case like that of Adam Hodges-Myerson about 10-12 years ago.