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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I was asked if one halachically allowed to kill an attacker to save yourself from being raped or beaten?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(rape question is where the victim is not married and the posukim of na’arah m’orasah don’t apply)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rape vs assault / Attacker is J vs nJ / Bah b’machteres<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>nJewish attacker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, if they <b>may</b> kill you then it would appear that one could kill them because it is no worse than Bah b’machteres<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My question is one allowed to <b>preemptively</b> kill to save yourself where it’s a clear case of only rape or assault?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jewish attacker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If the attacker is a Jew and they may kill, you then it would appear that one could kill them because it is no worse than Bah b’machteres<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My question is one allowed (preemptively or even after the assault has begun) to kill them to save yourself where it’s a clear case of only rape or assault?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps this is only theoretical because practically (except for father on child) one can assume that they may try to kill as per Bah b’machteres?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mordechai cohen<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>