Again: your definition of the aggression as ‘senseless’ is correct; and your definition of ‘justified’ is again correct.
But the title of the ARTICLE doesn’t convey that sense.
(jeez, i’m tired.)
I understand. I was going from memory. I read a different perspective on it last night. More details were given . Still one has to draw on one’s imagination. To say the least, the story leaves much to be desired. A poor to very poorly written article.