If you’ve never been in one, no need to comment “never”. For me it was over a decade ago as a teenager at a state fair. Quick fight broke out between an annoying guy and myself. He was following my little group around tossing stink bombs at us. A little pushing turned into a little punching. We both ended up in cuffs but neither with actual charges. We were both banned for the following 2 years from that fair.
A teep is definitely the safest thing you could have done in that situation. Never know if hes got a knife, so grappling is scary. Also, you never turn your back to run in a situation like that.