BALTIMORE — One early fall evening, Julian Mack and his wife, Kristen, were walking their two dogs in a Charles Village park when a handful of kids, some teenagers, some a bit younger, started talking smack to him.

When one of the kids said something threatening about the dogs, Julian responded, and suddenly those kids — and about 10 others— rushed Julian, knocking him to the ground, punching and kicking. Kristen threw herself on top of him, and the child attackers retreated. Mack and Julian suffered abrasions and cuts, but no serious injuries.

During the attack, Kristen Mack, a Baltimore-based attorney, did not call 911. When it was over, neither she nor her husband reported it to the police.

“These were kids. I was worried they would shoot them or something,” Kristen Mack said.

Mack’

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