I was soooo hoping someone would make this comment. I am a 54 year old white woman. I have been putting myself in NM's shoes here. How could I turn my back and walk away from these boys? Just from watching the video I could feel the menace these young people exuded. Would I face them down? Each time I watched I could see in my mind the next actions being NM held down by the group and drowned. If things did not progress with a knife, no doubt in my mind the outcome, even with so many people on the river. But I am only an armchair jurist and this is just my personal thoughts and feelings.