[Trailerpark Badass]

The prosecution refused to accept that his actions amounted to lawful self-defence and argued it was 'over the top' to attack a man armed with a knuckleduster by using a 'battlefield weapon'.

So, in England, you don't really have a right to self-defense, you just have a right to fight for your life?

[the scotsman]

Yes, you do.

The controversy has been where self defence ends and excessive force begins.