If a robber is holding an innocent at gunpoint and the innocent pulls out a gun and starts pointing it at the robber, has the situation escalated?

8 months ago | parent | next [-]

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ceejayoz 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean, maybe. If the robber is using a replica firearm, the innocent may have successfully deescalated the situation.

The question in this thread is more along the lines of "if the robber shouts 'fighting back is a red line!', should we avoid fighting back?"

	▲	mistercheph 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		Whether or not the innocent should avoid fighting back and whether or not fighting back would result in an escalation are two separate questions