Rocky,
that's been a perfect politur job description, yeap.
also agree on the tip money ready for all needs,
and of course it doesn't matter hwich part of the PN you call for some 'help'.
Beeza did absolutely the right thing not to heat up more than the situation anyways been. if the agressor knows you are armed would in many cases mean he will not leave his car and confront you straight on, i also could mean that he and some other drunks with him in his car pull their guns and start shooting your way while driving away. not worth the risk.
like all over the globe here are also several low-brainers on the streets who do not think about to get caught by the cops or killed by somebody who defends himself, they just react in their 'macho' way in a occuring situation.
of course they would cry loud out afterwards in case you defend yourself and one of them get shot/dead, each of them would bring his whole family to get the gringo who shot their innocent friend.
and to carry a gun would never defend you in case something come's to the shooting point, that would only be done by your own mind ready to kill the agressor without thinking too long about pulling/using your gun.
but who's really that heroe shooter shown in films every day, but barely seen on the streets.
vere ever possible go a faaar way around such trouble.
mike