Reply #33: Lethal force is lethal force.

[X_Digger]

There is no legal or moral concept that requires one to meet lethal violence with the same or lower means.

If a reasonable person would fear grievous bodily harm or death, lethal force is warranted.

It's called disparity of force.

A senior citizen would be reasonable to fear bodily harm or death when an 18 year old kid raises a fist and gives reason to be believe that he's going to beat him.

A healthy young man would have the same reasonable fear when facing two or more similarly fit people armed with knives with the same intent.

A young woman would have the same reasonable fear when facing a singlem larger man armed with nothing but his hands and the same intent.