You are assuming that the defender knows how to control his blows or their impact.
I agree. Principle of minimum force is sound but not always easy to apply. More worrying is response
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Yes, it's the gloating about the tragic consequence that's awful. Not the man's poor response.
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I don't agree that people have no responsibility to think about minimum force.
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Tho I agree that people can misjudge this & also misevaluate need for it when under attack.
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There might well be some men who are genuinely afraid they cannot restrain or escape a woman safely
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Or women genuinely afraid they cannot stop or escape a child or frail, elderly person.
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Self-defense is subjective & highly variable according to circ. In principal, minimum force applies
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Yes but minimum force *to the best of one's ability*
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