Two arrests made in 'black lives matter' beating of Marine

[branford]

15. I don't care if the victim was a raging drunk Grand Wizard of the KKK.

You don't get to viciously assault someone unless you're actually defending yourself from serious physical injury.

As there appears to be a video of the incident, self-defense apparently is not a viable defense.

In any event, absent a plea agreement, the allegations by the the victim and witnesses will be subject to examination and cross-examination in court, not anonymously in newspaper articles. However, even if the victim made the racist remarks, it will probably only help possibly mitigate the sentence on the serious felony charges, not provide an actual defense to the accused.