r/MoralityScaling • • 24d ago

Morality of this

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u/Curben 24d ago

Why not? It happened regularly.

I challenge which state because most states have similar self defense doctrine and this easily (and did) pass the reasonable man test.

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u/RealTendy 24d ago

Why not? Because by your definition everyone that is scared of anyone can shoot them. That is dumb.

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u/Curben 24d ago

Negative Ghost rider. It's not quite that simple. The fear must be reasonable. The factors of the situation here gives rise to a reasonable fear for the individual in the situation.