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KD5NRH wrote:

driver8 wrote:Maybe the law doesn't know the difference between Don Knotts punching Mike Tyson and Mike Tyson punching Don Knotts but the jury does.

Actually, punching Don Knotts would be covered under PC42.08. It's not a justification for deadly force, though.

Darn it, you beat me to it

driver8 wrote:And there is no difference between Mike Tyson being attacked with fists and Don Knotts being attacked by fists?

Well one difference is that Don Knotts is dead and I'm fairly sure there are laws against disturbing a corpse

AustinBoy wrote:Makes me ask myself, what am I willing to take? I have never been in a fight in my life. Ever. I am 38.

If you come at me, I will warn you and then I will stop you. I am not willing to take that ONE hit.

Ty

100% and I am roughly the same age and never been in a "real" fight in my life either.

Haven't been keeping up with the thread today so need to backtrack to catch up, but I'll just say this:

If you come at me aggressively with either overtly stated or obviously intended harmful intentions, weapon or no weapon, I WILL DEFEND MYSELF BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, interpretations of the law be ... well .... I'll self-censor the last word before Keith B comes at me aggressively with a PM

That said, I really enjoy all these interpretations, points and counterpoints and will be catching up on the rest now.