Self defense?
How many times do you have to get hit before you can call it self defense? Like in school if someone hits you and you fight back you both get suspended but i think if you get hit a certain number of times you don't get in trouble because its self defense. Does anyone know how many times you have to get hit to call it self defense? I've heard 3 and 7 but im not sure Oh also I live in Maryland
Can you hit a minor in self defence?
Well, depends what age. If a 10 year old hits you, for example, I certainly wouldn't recommend you hit them back. What's the point? It's a different story for a 17 year old, if you find you must defend yourself from a violent attack, for example, it would be reasonable to defend yourself.
Is it okay to hit a woman in self-defense?
I know it's frowned upon in our society to strike a woman. I'm not misogynist, but I'm not a fool either. The last guy I saw do that I tuned him up good. Meanwhile, I've encountered more than my share of passive-aggressive females in my life. It seems they're allowed to misbehave in our society, yet when I get them back inline, I'm a male chauvinist pig. I've even been accused of sexual assault before. When I worked at Home Depot a young drama queen went to the human resources department playing the classic damsel in distress and gave her sob story that I raped her in the break room. Luckily, there was a camera there that proved she was lying like a snake the whole time. It made no difference because I was guilty until proven innocent. I left after I became a pariah there. When you're accused of something like that, it makes no difference what the verdict is. The damage is already done. Three days ago, some girl I worked with was being nasty and belligerent. Recently, I've started studying tai chi. It's helped me stay balanced and use violence only as a last resort. She was making all sorts of nasty comments to me and copping a major attitude. You have no idea how hard it was for me to practice restraint. Finally, I told her, "I hope you don't act this way around your kids." Then she gets defensive and complains to the manager. I told him my side of the story, and luckily he made her apologize to me. I almost got in trouble for being honest after she finally crossed the line. If she assaulted me physically, I'm wondering if I'd get fired or arrested for attacking a woman. I believe I have every right to defend myself. So here is what I want to know. Is it acceptable to hit a woman if it's in self-defense? Or am I supposed to "take it like a man." You be the judge.
If you punch back, is that a self defense?
This very much depends on your jurisdiction, so you should consult a lawyer.Most jurisdictions will go along similar rules of thumb though:* Were you in immediate danger at that moment?* Was the action in proportion to your threat?Scenario one:You accidentally spill your beer on someone in a pub. They call you a jerk, shove or slap you and walk away. If you punch back, you are now the aggressor and will probably face charges.Same as if he was so drunk he punched you and fell of his feet, while still cursing your name and trying to get up. You are not in immediate danger and can walk away or call security.Scenario two:Same as above, but after hitting you the guy throws a second punch or picks up a chair to hit you. Punching back to prevent further attacks is probably self-defence (check with your lawyer).Or as above, but the guy was pulling a knife while trying to get up - so you kick in while he's still down. Probably self-defence because he was about to stab you, but it might be up to your lawyer to prove it later to court.Scenario three:As above, the guy was about to throw the second punch, but you picked up the chair or beer mug. You are now armed and he isn't. Law enforcement may not look kindly on you past that point. I'm not even going into you pulling a knife on him. Not only did you ask about punching back, pulling any weapon and escalating the situation is likely to get you in trouble regardless.TL;DR: punching back is almost always a bad idea, unless you can prove that you were in immediate danger of continued assault. The law enforcement in your jurisdiction is likely to ask uncomfortable questions.
If a minor hits you can you practice self defense?
There seems to be a two very persistent myths about assault and self-defense. One is that minors somehow can't be prosecuted for battering other people because they're "kids." This is not true at all. ANYONE who hits another person maliciously is guilty of assault. Doesn't matter if your an adult and their a minor. If he punches you, even if your not hurt because he's a wimp, report him and have him arrested for assault. You do not have to be hurt for a crime to occur. Sitting in a holding cell for a few hours will straighten his punk --- out proper. The second myth is that "self-defense" is somehow an excuse to retaliate and get revenge on a person who assaults you. This is also not true. Self-defense is action taken to stop you from being hurt. If he's continuing to attack, you can hit him to stop him from continuing to hit you. You can hold him down too. Punching him for revenge is not self-defense, especially if he's no longer a threat and you hit him so hard you knock him cold even though his punch hardly did any damage. "Self-defense" is an excuse you raise after you're arrested for assault. You cannot claim it at the sight of an altercation unless the police can tell it was very obvious. It also is irrelevant to being sued, because anyone can sue anybody for anything, no matter how justified you were.
How many hits can you have on a person until self defense goes too far?
Idk the law on hand to hand combat, but I have a good grasp on self defense with a gun here in Texas. The law says if you or your property are in danger you can defend yourself with a gun. The law doesn’t say how many bullets, it doesnt say where, and it doesn’t say only if they’re facing you. I did see once where a gang member murdered some boxer who was his friend. It was pre meditated, but only his gang knew. He said it was in self defense, but he summarized what the judge said: “if its self defense you stab him a couple times, but 33 times? Thats just murder.” So I’d say its a matter what you do. You kick a guy in the knee and break it, it might pass. You knock a guy out then stomp his head till it opens up…that might be murder. I guess it not a matter of how many, but rather what type of punches.
How many hits can I take before I hit back and call it self defense?
If both of you hit each other, it is very hard to prove you were only defending yourself.I was hit by a deranged woman twice. A kick and a punch. It was in public, and there were cameras. It was also a flagrant. It left marks. I didn't lay a finger on her.Even with all this. The police chief assumed it was a fight where both participated. And he tried to convince us to let it go, to avoid having 'assault' written out on our records. He only took me seriously after the police officer, who was called for the flagrant crime, testified that I was only the victim, not the aggressor.However, I understand the chief's position. He didn't have access yet to testimonies, or to the cameras, and my marks were recent and barely visible. All this would be relevant later, to judge the criminal. But to just register a criminal occurrence? No. All he had access to was two people angry at each other.Had I hit her, either I would have had to accept a deal where both aren't investigated, and thus innocent. Or both would be prosecuted for assault. I could prove my innocence to the judge later, but I would still have an accusation of 'assault' hanging on my record.Unless I ended up hurting her more than the minimum necessary to escape. Then I would be justly prosecuted for assault, too.As my Krav Maga instructor says: Run away. Avoid the fight. If necessary, stun the aggressor and run away as soon as you can.In my case, I was trapped, so I couldn't run away, but she wasn't able to strike me at will, and I knew the police would arrive very soon. So I figured that taking it in a way to diminish the damage while I waited for the police was the smartest decision. It was. The marks hurt for a few days, but my record was kept clean, while she was the only one prosecuted.
Do you make a distinction between hitting back in self defense and hitting back in retaliation?
I know most of this has already been said, but I don't think it can be said enough. There is a HUGE difference between retaliation and self-defense, and it's really simple. "I am assaulting you to prevent you from further assaulting me, with the genuine belief that A) you intend to further assault me, and B) my best way of ensuring my safety is to assault you." THAT is self-defense. "You have made me angry. I feel the need to punish you for that. I do not feel you are a continuing threat and/or I have other options for safety, but choose to assault you to serve my emotional needs." THAT is retaliation. An extra pop in the middle of a struggle doesn't turn self-defense into retaliation -- very few people can completely keep their heads in the middle of being in fear and struggling against an attacker. Continuing when there is no longer a threat IS. Striking someone who you are not in genuine and immediate fear of, or instead of taking other options for safety if they are more effective, is always wrong, and I don't care which gender the attacker or defender is. And even in terror, you don't have the right to keep inflicting damage once the attacker ceases to be a threat. (You don't have the right to shoot him because he punched you. You don't have the right to break her jaw because she left finger welts on your face. You both have the right to call the police.) Whoever above me said the equivalent of "who cares if you pinched me and I killed you, you still started it!" needs to immediately find a pair of big boy pants.
If you kill someone in self-defense is it still a crime?
The word “self-defence” is often very liberally construed by laymen of the society. In practice, it is a very conservative provision of law and is rightly made so to avoid any misuse of exception granted in good faith.Jurisprudentially speaking, killing someone in self defence is not a crime when there is an “imminent and immediate threat to life or property” from that person. For instance, if someone points a loaded gun at you from a distance then if you shoot him before he shoots you that would fall under self defence.However, if someone threatens to shoot you after two hours then you cannot kill him and claim the right of self defence.Focus should be on the word “immediate”. If there’s time/option for you to reach out to police authorities, then right to self defence ceases to exist.In case of bodyIn the Indian law, under IPC, seven instances have been provided where right of private defence of body extends to causing death-An assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that death will otherwise be the consequence of such assaultSuch an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such assaultAn assault with the intention of committing rapeAn assault with the intention of gratifying unnatural lustAn assault with the intention of kidnapping or abductingAn assault with the intention of wrongfully confining a person (under circumstance that will prevent him from having access to public recourse)An act of throwing or administering acid or attempt to such actIn case of propertyIn case of private defence of property, the IPC elaborates following instances where death can be caused:RobberyHouse breaking by nightMischief of fire committed on any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwellingTheft, mischief or house-trespass, under such circumstances as may reasonably cause apprehension that death or grievous hurt will be the consequence, if such right or private defence is exercisedIf the above criterions are not fulfilled then your act of killing someone will not amount to self-defence.From the theoretical and conceptual point of law, the act done in self-defence or private defence should be proportional to the threat and the gravity of the assault. If a person slaps you repeatedly it doesn’t mean you can take out a gun shoot him. Your act should be proportional to his act. You can punch him, not shoot him.