• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    I understand what you’re getting at but self-defense requires an imminent risk of physical harm.

    You can’t self-defense a bank employee who might harm you by declining your loan application.

    You can’t self-defense your alcoholic neighbor because they might drive drunk later and kill someone.

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      2 days ago

      Most legal systems would not justify lethal force to stop murder by omission unless the omission creates an immediate life-threatening situation and there is no other reasonable alternative.

      We can even pinpoint the exact moment it becomes life-threatening without a reasonable alternative; When these spawns of the devil have a momentary self-reflective thought while moving their pencil to the checkbox to deny a valid healthcare claim. In that moment they either help their fellow human, or commit murder.