Originally Posted by kurremkarm
The way the law reads you are allowed to use force to defend yourself or another from emminant physical harm.
Not to be critical, but I wonder if a knife is the best option for self defence. Wouldn't a pepper spray "dog repellant" be a better option? A knife seems like more of a liability because a) it's pretty easy to kill someone and b) it takes a fair bit of skill to knife fight.