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the point is what is reasonable self defence.
if we accept this ridiculous scenario for the sake of argument:
If a female jogger was confronted by two adolescent boys who attempted to attack her, reasonable self defence would be any action necessary to place the two boys unconscious, but if she struck further blows after they were unconscious this would be beyond self defence.
If a male jogger was confronted by two adolescent girls who attempted to attack him (supposing such a crazy thing could happen), the level of self defence which would be legitimate would be relative to his strength and masculinity in comparison to the girls - so it would be legitimate to perhaps push them away or hold their arm if they attempted to strike him but to strike back would be in most cases beyond reasonable self defence.
I am not making a joke out of it, but the difference in strength between a grown man and a teenage girl is in most cases enormous.
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