• @afraid_of_zombies
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    38 months ago

    Self defense does not apply if a person legally provokes the attacker

    Yes it does. Rittenhouse

    • @DreamlandLividity
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      8 months ago

      Rittenhouse is the reason I know about this. Again, legal actions do not ever count as provocation for purposes of self-defense law. So you can make yo mama jokes all you want and still defend yourself.

      Also, a provocation from last week does not count. There are detailed rules as to when a provocation stops counting, it does not carry on for a lifetime.

    • @mojo_raisin
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      28 months ago

      The law exists/applies if those in charge want it to and doesn’t if they don’t.