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minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoIf someone was advancing on him after that it likely could be legally considered self-defense. But it sounds like he was pushing past people to go attack her. That’s not self-defense, that’s revenge.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYeah, it wouldn’t be self defense since he wasn’t in any danger. Possibly provocation as the other commentor pointed out.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoUnlike crossing state lines to get a gun
If someone was advancing on him after that it likely could be legally considered self-defense. But it sounds like he was pushing past people to go attack her. That’s not self-defense, that’s revenge.
Yeah, it wouldn’t be self defense since he wasn’t in any danger. Possibly provocation as the other commentor pointed out.
Unlike crossing state lines to get a gun