As a former US Marine, back in the day, I was disturbed by the report of a group of teenage punks beating up some of my younger brothers in arms. I read the report extracted below, and viewed the video. While this is a local issue, here are ramifications for other jurisdictions, and rule of law issues too. The Marines asked the punks to behave in a civil manner. Perhaps they made the mistake of saying that they were Marines, as they were vastly outnumbered. We never said anything like this when we visited bars, where there would always be drunks wanting to test us out. Thus, seeing their advantage and the social media millage of beating up service men, including Black guys, who they cussed with racist slurs, they struck out, injuring a couple of Marines. There were probably around 40 of these ferals.
The wider significance of this is that these sorts of youth attacks are getting common, leading to a Lord of the Flies scenario where youths, who have become feral due to economic breakdown and lack of opportunities run rogue. The media report on the most sensational events, but this is happening in most cities across the West. It is probably wise for us older people to exercise discretion in going out to town at night, sadly.