Hypothetical Scenario:
Joe walks up to Jim.
Joe verbally antagonizes Jim.
Joe pushes Jim.
Joe punches Jim.
Jim finally responds. Jim pushes Joe.
Joe feels life is threatened.
Joe pulls out gun and shoots Jim. In self-defense.
Did Joe act in self-defense?
If Joe tried to every means to escape (yelling help, trying to get the Jim off him) and Jim wouldn’t let him (holding him down and beating him), and Joe truely feels like his life is threatened, then yes Joe acted in self defense.
“Joe walks up to Jim.
Joe verbally antagonizes Jim.
Joe pushes Jim.
Joe punches Jim.”
Please explain when this happened, because this has not been indicated on any news source or police report I have read.
“Joe’ never walked up to Jim. Jim Walked up to Joe while Joe was heading back to his vehicle as advised by the 911 dispatcher.