In Leeds, criminals don't usually introduce themselves. They don't usually start arguments as in the movies.The OP of course
" Hey mother fu--er give me your wallet/ drone etc.
Normally they will just take what you have. Retaliate and you'll get the crap kicked out of you, stabbed or shot, without any niceties of give me your, well you know. So Mick was just asking for opinions, to get ideas on what to do. He can now chose his own way to deal with his experience of what happened. I believe he chose well.