• Aeao@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    It’s normal to face charges when you have to defend yourself. I had a guy threatening me with a chunk of rebar and I pulled my gun. I had to talk a lot with the police about it. “Self defense “ is what you argue in court. You might still get arrested and charged.

    That being said I’m confident this person will beat the charge because it’s clearly self defense.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 hour ago

      Yeah, exactly. Self Defense is a legal defense in court, but you’ll still need to go to court to make the argument. Oftentimes, police won’t bother making an arrest in the moment. They’ll just get your info and you’ll receive a court summons a few days later. But you’ll need to go to court regardless.