[CCIP]

Report it. That's the best thing to do right now.

Otherwise in my experience, it's sometimes better to take it and then have the authorities deal with it. Not always, and sometimes you just have to sock one to prevent things escalating completely out of control, but occasionally taking a few kicks and punches like a man and not going into rage mode is the best thing you can do. Having seen people beaten to near-death over nothing and coming close to it several times in my life myself, I'd much rather do everything to stay out of fights period. Police can and do deal with it later, and far fewer people end up in hospital or worse as a result. Doesn't matter whose fault it is or who thought could win the fight. It's just not worth it - no amount of manly pride will heal broken bones, stab wounds, or worse things that you can come out with from a fight.

BTW, thinking about laws when you're getting kicked in the crotch is the least smart thing you can do, to put it mildly. That should have nothing to do with that. Assess what you're really getting yourself into, and realize that no amount of law will save you - or hamper you from saving yourself - in that 5 or 10 minutes before help might arrive. You do what you need to in that time. Ain't about pride. If you feel your life's in enough danger, sock a good one and hope they bug off. If you feel your pride's in some sort of danger - forget it, swallow it and take it like a man, and be happy you came home that night. Nothing else is worth it on a night out.