A solitary Cape buffalo is attacked by a pack of hyenas.... If nature applied your point system the world will have a whole lot fewer Cape buffalo and a proliferation of emboldened and super aggressive hyenas.The Cape buffalo was badly outnumbered is a point in his favor.
The Cape buffalo was much bigger and stronger than the hyenas that snapped at his throat is a point against him?
The Cape buffalo answering weak snaps with a solid crushing kicks is another point against him?
American society could not survive adopting that system to its streets and malls.
> Apply what you see as logic to the actual jungle rules that have taken over on in so many of America’s streets and malls, and see were that gets you... <
I wasn’t applying logic in my last post (#153). Logic often has no place in the American legal system.
I was talking reality. And that point system actually applies. If you defend yourself in public, the DA will look at disparity of force when deciding whether or not to charge you.
And in many respects that’s not fair. Because in the heat of the moment, it’s difficult to decide what is enough, and what is too much.
No matter. The DA won’t care. If you - in the DA’s opinion - overreacted, you are going to be charged. And you’ll be spending big bucks to defend yourself, even if you are acquitted.