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At what point can one legally respond to a threat?
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As soon as he implied that he was going to assault you.
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Well, as you know, down here in Florida, you can respond with deady force if you feel your life is in danger
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The law is not a deadly force law itis a force with force law. Not all responses have to be with deadly intent.
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Although you may not consider what happaned to me sufficient threat to react, it can turn ugly in the blink of an eye.
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Any threat of physical harm is sufficient to act on because it can turn ugly in a blink.
Personally I would have walked away as you did.
You have nothing to prove but he probably did.
I would have had my light in one hand and mace in the other.
If it appeared that he was going to try to escalate I would have put the light in his eyes. I know from past experiences that drunks hate this and it is as disabling as the mace.
If he continued he would have gotten the mace, continue past that the knife