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So, if there's any doubt as to whether I was actually defending myself, I get a trial by jury. That's fair.Fair enough. I was referring to the original 10 in the Bill of Rights, especially the 6th.
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."
You're denying the accused all of those rights by killing them in the name of "self defense." "Self defense" is criminal prosecution without access to any of our Constitutional rights.
As you say, "everyone has a right to life" even the people committing what we believe to be criminal acts.
And, if I don't shoot, then the guy who does gets a trial for my murder.
Personally, I'd rather be still in the flesh pleading self defense than just a spirit hoping that they hang the (bleep!) who killed me.
Wouldn't you?