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Originally Posted by cthulu23
Was there the threat of viloence? Was the guy threatening or merely animated? You haven't really stated anything besides that the guy got up "in your face." Going from that to "don't make me kill you" sounds like a bit of an overreaction. Is there anything that we don't know?
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When he reached the point that his face was within an inch of my face, I felt that an assault was imminent, either through a deliberate act on his part, or accidentally because of the way he was moving his hands. He was also demanding that I surrender my sign to him, which in this jurisdiction qualifies as attempted strongarm robbery, which is a felony. His behavior wasn't merely animated, it was aggressive and criminal. For the use of lethal force in self-defense to legally apply, there is a three pronged test, and his conduct satisfied all three prongs and then some. I gave him an opportunity to back off, and he did. If he hadn't, he'd either be dead or in jail now.