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Originally Posted by callipygian
+1
The exchange jumped into hostility right away, and it took two people to escalate it that quickly.
In case it's not clear, the first salvo was fired by the OP when he asked the dealer to square the table. The Villain pushing OP's chips over was a gross overreaction.
Strongly disagree with this. Asking the dealer to square the table is exactly how it should be done. Except that the dealer should do it automatically without needing to be asked.
The villain did all the escalating here, as told by the OP. He got physical with OP's chips, and then went psycho after OP said 3 words. While you certainly should realize that telling somebody to F*** off might result in a physical reaction, that doesn't mean that they are justified in any sense to do so. To me this sounds the same as telling a woman it's partially her fault she was raped because she was dressed provocatively, or because she flirted with the guy.
While OP should decide what's best for himself, if it were me, I'd ask the prosecutor to throw the book at villain. As others have said, given his rapid escalation to physical violence, this probably isn't his first assault, nor will it be his last, so let's get him away from the rest of us ASAP until he learns his lesson.
Cheers, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)