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A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Note that I'm not necessarily opposed to her facing consequences for killing him -- my issue is with how gleefully NYPost is framing it as if she just attacked him out of the blue and shoehorning her into the "evil transgenders" stereotype

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world -5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

To be fair: once self-defense “kicks in” (in any case, not just this one), one should empty two mags if it is what it takes to make the threat stop. or feel like it stopped.

That’s the thing about self defense, you don’t get to decide how much is too much, if you are on the receiving end. All you get to do is NOT make it something your victim decides to implement in the first place.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imma be honest: if you reload after dumping the first mag into someone, it's getting into manslaughter territory.

Self defense is also (at least in Germany, don't know how it's handled in the Land of the Castle Doctrine) about a measured response. Using a weapon after feeling your life is in danger: A-okay. Bashing someone's skull in repeatedly after they stopped being a threat: not so okay. The police shooting an attacker three times in the chest: A-okay. Dumping two mags into someone: definitely not okay.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

yeah most states have a “stopped being a threat” point; I posit it is probably common to see someone not used to fighting to not know when the threat really stops in addition to the adrenaline thing.