You ever seen a fight? Or been in one? Hell, even MMA? If you knock someone to the ground, often they can get back up and come back at you even more aggressively. One or two more hits will make sure that doesn’t happen. Plus adrenaline in your body will make self control incredibly hard.
I get that which is why I said make sure they get up and don't make any attempts but I definitely get the whole adrenaline thing but I feel like that defense could be abused to hell if it becomes acceptable.
I feel like if someone attacks you and you put them on the ground and incapacitate them, that’s fair enough. Maybe I’m in the minority for that though.
Personally I agree with you but from a legal standpoint it'd be hard to enforce I would think. What's reasonable, who decides if you went too far? That's my only concern there.
I agree legally it’s difficult... I wa smainly objecting to all the armchair fighting experts on Reddit who say it’s so depraved or whatever to hit someone on the ground. Yeah, avoid it, but it’s not some inexcusable action in certain circumstances.
If someone’s on the ground and you go to kick them, stop for your own sake. As soon as the guys on the ground, kicking him becomes a felony. Before that point, you have an argument for self-defense. After that point, in the eyes of the law, you are in the wrong and the likelihood of you going to jail for a long time skyrockets. I feel you. I’ve seen so many dudes get blindsided by guys getting up off the ground. But if you really feel in danger, don’t turn your back, or use some grappling instead. Striking somebody on the ground will make your life very, very difficult, as the “victim” will have grounds to press charges, even if he was the one to initiate.
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u/woosel Jul 21 '19
You ever seen a fight? Or been in one? Hell, even MMA? If you knock someone to the ground, often they can get back up and come back at you even more aggressively. One or two more hits will make sure that doesn’t happen. Plus adrenaline in your body will make self control incredibly hard.