Wednesday, January 27, 2016

should self-defense be illegal?

In my point of view, self-defense should stay legal but I just think it's wrong for someone to take someone else's life away, I personally think that's pushing it. I don't think it's fair to take someone's life away even if the victim is going to die, sometimes the "killer" can be bluffing. There are a lot of people who were not guilty in court for killing someone under self-defense but how do we know that they are telling the truth? Anyone can make a good story up and make it seem realistic.

 For example a city in the united states where self defense is legal and the right to carry guns for their self defense,on one occasion a white man was walking and a black man was also walking behind the white man. The white man suspected the black man just because of his skin color and was shot to death. That white man still ended up winning in court and was not accused of being guilty. 

Police officers are out there everyday risking their lives to save some people, so instead of killing someone for self-defense we could wait and let the police officer do his job. I just think that if you kill someone, it does not matter for what reason you killed them, you will still be considered as a murderer. People just find it hard to believe but it's the truth, there is no excuses after you take someone's life away. 

Self-defense is the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack of an aggressor.If the threat involves deadly force, the person defending themselves can use deadly force to counteract the threat. If the threat involves only minor force and the person claiming self-defense uses force that could cause grievous bodily harm or death, the claim of self-defense will fail. 

Protecting yourself armed is probably the easiest way, but if you are unarmed, there are many styles of martial arts that are practiced for self-defense or include self-defense techniques. When you are armed there is a wide variety of weapons that can be used for self-defence for example, knives, pepper spray, personal stun guns, and tasers. There are also everyday objects like, baseball bats, kitchen utensils, etc… If you are unarmed, there are some styles train primarily for self-defense, while other martial or combat sports can be effectively applied for self-defense. 

Some martial arts train how to escape from a knife or gun situation, or how to break away from a punch, while others train how to attack. An average price for self-defense jiu-jitsu classes is about 140$ per month. Mentality is also a big role that plays with self-defense. Many self-defense schools only focus on being physical but forget that they need to prepare the mind of the victims so they could be ready not only physically but also mentally also. I am happy about how there are many ways of protecting ourselves from getting harmed,  these techniques could be very helpful. I suggest everyone to take self-defense classes to stay protected all the time.