Originally Posted by
dynodonn
This type of action sounds really cool in one's imagination or at the movies, that is until someone tries to replicate it in real life, with the aggressor usually ending up in a legal quagmire.
The aggressor being the guy who's threatening your life or limb, or is assaulting you. Survival of a life threatening situation may trump the assailant's claims as he sits at the defendant's table in court.