[cooperhw]

Might be lucky you didn't "get your hands on him". My nephew had a tweaker come repeatedly into his neighborhood ogling the little girls (including his daughter)and making lewd comments, so he yelled at him to stay the h*ll off this road. Guy spit at him as he drove by wobbling on his bike.
Well nephew was having none of that so he chased him down and knocked him off his bike by tackling him. Came up with a knife sticking out of his chest. Air evacuation chopper ride to Phoenix and 4 hours open heart surgery including cracking his ribs open later they sewed him back up. Cops arrested the methhead, but told the family it was deemed a provoked attack. Provoked by my nephew.
One way to look at it is "it's only a few old car parts. Could have been wayyyyy worse.