Reply #45: But if you killed someone who was threatening your family,

[Dhalgren]

would you expect there to be no criminal investigation of your actions? Of course there would be, and if charges are brought, it would be up to a judge and jury to decide if you acted criminally or not. Or if the criminal investigation shows evidence in such a light that the district attorney doesn't file charges, then fine, also. You would not want it set up "a priori" that certain killings were acceptable - that would be up to the criminal system to determine, after the fact.