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Originally Posted by lurkingknight
no reputable self defense class will tell you to protect yourself and plan for confrontation. That's asking for a lawsuit when your shit didn't work out and you get stabbed or when cops come knocking on your door because your classes taught a retard that ended up killing a guy in a self defense claim.
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This is actually something they need to teach people in high-school or earlier.
You have a RIGHT to defend yourself; however, that right may only be executed when all other attempts to diffuse the confrontation is exhausted. E.g. someone mugging you, run like hell instead of fighting them in self-defense.
It's more likely that both parties will incur legal ramifications rather than just the perp.
Only a peace officer has a more lenient interpretation of the right to self-defense because of a plethora of different reasons.