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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I've been assaulted and defended myself multiple times. Our laws are specifically designed to account for the unique the context of every situation.

Forced into sudden fight or flight situation and you decide to fight can you determine reasonable use of force on the fly without hesitation.

  1. If you were forced to defend yourself than you had no choice. So regardless of the damage you inflict, the first bar to reasonable self defense is to prove that you were deprived the ability to alternative choices.

  2. Determining reasonable force is as simple as proving that you once the assailant stopped being a threat, you stopped inflicting damage on them.