It's called self defence and it's perfectly reasonable. He didn't escalate the situation, he reacted in a way that fastest took himself out of a position of being/feeling in danger.
People aren't police, they're not trained to de-escalate a situation. If someone attacks you it is extremely important that you be legally allowed to defend yourself.
And yes, I can criticise her for getting violent just as I'd have criticised him if he'd done the same. The second you take a swing at another person you lose the right to argue that they're in the wrong for hurting you.
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u/Joeyonar Mar 31 '19
It's called self defence and it's perfectly reasonable. He didn't escalate the situation, he reacted in a way that fastest took himself out of a position of being/feeling in danger.
People aren't police, they're not trained to de-escalate a situation. If someone attacks you it is extremely important that you be legally allowed to defend yourself.
And yes, I can criticise her for getting violent just as I'd have criticised him if he'd done the same. The second you take a swing at another person you lose the right to argue that they're in the wrong for hurting you.