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minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days 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-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoUnlike crossing state lines to get a gun
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoYeah, it wouldn’t be self defense since he wasn’t in any danger. Possibly provocation as the other commentor pointed out.
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.
Unlike crossing state lines to get a gun
Yeah, it wouldn’t be self defense since he wasn’t in any danger. Possibly provocation as the other commentor pointed out.