At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.
I'm not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me.
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.
Perpetrators absolve their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes.
Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.
It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and others from very grave and terrible threats, even as there are limits to the means that can be used in such defense.
What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.
When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.
Obviously I'm not a violent person; I don't like violence, but I would definitely go into defending myself if the situation arose.
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