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I think everyone on this thread is overthinking the “self defense” or “is it legal” arguments.

I think that a man was laying hands on a mother of a boy who had a weapon, probably very little training, questionable self control/discipline and no legal education did what HAD to be done. He HAD to kill the guy.

The reason he HAD to kill the man was that if the man attacking his mom was arrested, wounded, injured or even disrespected, this man WOULD have returned and continued or finished the attack.

That is why you kill attackers/robbers/rapists when they see your face, take your id, live in your neighborhood or know where you live.... they will not release you from their “influence” and will return in order to steal more, kill you as a witness (so they won’t return to prison) or to show others that they are not to be trifled with.

As far as predicting the fate of the mother/son... “they’re not going to live very long” or “they’ll be killed”....Meh, they already lived with that threat and have lived with that type of threat from the time that kid was born. It’s cultural and is what most keyboard, middle class, legal experts and commenters don’t realize.

I grew up in that type of “place” and we NEVER called the cops except if bodies needed to be removed. Not one burglary, strong arm robbery, assault etc... was ever reported by locals... maybe a visitor or relative that didn’t live in the neighborhood would... but not the locals. Of course we were not a very “diverse” neighborhood.

Back in the early 60’s my grandfather was pushed down off a curb and robbed. As teenagers my father (God rest his soul)future Marine and cousin (future superintendent of school district) found the young man, broke his arms and legs with crowbars and left him in the street. My grandfather never owned a car and walked and took the bus for the next 20 years without a bother.

Sending someone to prison is just making sure that they hone their skill set and acquire better training in distributing violence and desensitizing them to violence.

Was it “right” or “justified” or even “legal” to kill that man......If asked by investigators I’d (shrugging my shoulders) say, ...” I don’t know anything and it’s none of my business.”