"Sounds like you need to take a class in listening, mate. I wasn't threatening; I was warning, because I was being approached by something that looks like it can snap me in two." And you haven't seen "macho man" yet, Tony. "I've almost been through that. It's not fucking fun."

He shakes his head. "If you can't tell the difference between a threat and someone scared outta their wits, I wonder about your capacity to fight crime. Give a bloke a fair go before accusing them of stuff."