A little off topic, but what would have happened to the youth, in theory, had they forcfully resisted being detained by this retired officer? Say, had they told him to move his truck from in front of the gate, and after his refusal, they rammed his truck out of the way, whipped his azz/got the keys/moved it themselves, etc?
In other words, what obligation are we under as average citizens to submit to an attempted physical detention by a person who is not acting in official capacity as an LEO? Would these youth have been within their right to have physically resisted being detained? If any hypothethical efforts to avoid forceful detention had ended up resulting in property damage or injury to this retired officer, a) what theorectical legal consequences lied in store for them, and b) what in practice normally happens? (I suspect I know).
My point being, since retired officers may view their employment history as a lifetime appointment with privileges of physically dealing with the public ... are we average citizens simply at their mercy as stroll through society deciding on a whim when to capture their fellow citizens?
What if they would have got out to confront him and the old man decides he doesn't want to fight anymore, and shot them in "self-defense"? There's endless what-ifs that this story could have turned out. It's pretty scary to think about..
