Really? Then the justified wars never occur and the bad guys always win since they have no morality. Wake up, self defense is always justified as is suppression of illegitimate/illegal violence. There is a whole chunk of Federal Law dedicated to that premise. Educate yourself instead of virtue signalling.
What evidence do you have that the punch was well deserved?
The same evidence (truncated) that you claim it wasn't. Citizens aren't cops, they don't have to put up with the same thing. 'Fighting words are, as first defined by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in Chaplinsky v New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942), words which "by their very utterance, inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. ... Fighting words are a category of speech that is unprotected by the First Amendment.' Unless you think that was the whole clip. Since it started mid-argument your position is nonsensical.
:: by their very utterance, inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace ::
To wit, “I’m gonna kick your ass!”
Should immediately be physically put down by the recipient as it interdicts an uttered threat.
Themz fytin words, honky!
Sticks and stones...
Are relative depending on whose hands they are in.
You’re either not paying attention, or you’re deliberately obfuscating. I didn’t question the justification for self defense.
We’re discussing the means by which to make plans.
I’m telling you it’s better to analyze and plan when you’re not encumbered by emotional instincts.