This is one of those cases where wisdom and common sense happen to intersect and tell us that de-escalation is the wisest course.SewTexas wrote:....now, if "our" job is to de-escalate a situation, ...
However, I'll also note that the self defense statutes do not require de-escalation, per se. They simply require that the person defending himself did not provoke the person against whom the force was used.
There is a difference between what is prudent versus the strict letter of the law.