Edgar Martinez's Story Summary

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A former Marine puts baseball bat wielding attacker to sleep. Edgar Martinez, 26, and the Marine began arguing over a parking space. Martinez escalated the confrontation by yelling and shouting obscenities at the ex-Marine who was still sitting in his car.

When the Marine got out of his car his car, Martinez could see that the former Marine was bigger and taller than him and had a clear advantage. Apparently, Martinez thought better of tangling with the former Marine and ran into his house. Thinking the incident was over, the ex-Marine walks back towards his car and continues his phone conversation.

Suddenly, Martinez storms out of his house carrying a baseball bat and takes a running swing at the former Marine with the bat. This move was

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