[Avodah] self defense against rape or assault / stand your ground

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 09:07:08AM -0400, M Cohen wrote:
: If the attacker is a nJ and actually strikes, then it would appear they are
: chayav misah and one could kill them (because nJ who hits a Jew is chayav
: misah)

How does that follow? A chiyuv misah doesn't equate to kanaim pog'im
bo. Misah requires due process (which isn't as alaborate of a process
as for a J, but that's a different question).

Some of your other issues were addressed in the prior email.

GCT!
-Micha

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