Hey Cos it IS about race and not guns, it's about a teen full of a "poor us" victimization attitude feed to him by every race pimp he has ever known. He sees a small pudgy light skinned man watching him from a distance and decides to confront him. We will never know how surprised he was that the other man brought a gun to his own beating. I don't know what is reasonable self defense in other states but blows to the head justify a lethal response due to the possibility of permanent harm in Texas.