Originally Posted by NewBonk

For the record, I posed the question but did not provide an answer. Personally, I prefer living and hope that my family and friends would support that decision (if they don't, I probably need new family & friends).

I was attempting to underscore the world of hurt a person who successfully defends themselves from a would-be-killer, at least in my state. Should a person who kills another in self-defense expect a cake walk? Of course not, but the life you saved will be nothing like the life you lived.