Chapter 15 - What happened to Ryan at the house

Ryan told police Caleb assaulted him.
Technically:
Caleb did kick him.
Video showed the context.
Ryan was holding a cane.
I was on the floor.
He had begun lifting it again.
Caleb entered.
Ordered him to put it down.
Ryan did not.
Caleb kicked him once.
Ryan fell.
Caleb did not continue.
Prosecutors declined to charge Caleb.
They concluded the available evidence supported defense of another against an imminent strike.
Had Caleb continued beating Ryan afterward?
Different analysis.
He did not.
Mason later told him:
“I’ve never been prouder of you for stopping after one.”
Caleb answered:
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“It was difficult.”
Accurate.