And it was that victim's choice to try to defend themself in the way that they did. It may have been better to choice a different option for that scenario. What we are talking about are zero tolerance policies that remove that choice by imposing unjust penalties for self defense. Just because it isn't work for one person doesn't mean we should remove that choice from everyone.

I use the word choice here, but the right to defend oneself is really a natural right.

> Please avoid the patronizing tone. Your experience is not universal.

I'm sorry, I did not mean to sound patronizing, but rather enabling for people in similar situations to be aware of the choices they have.

> I've personally witnessed victims escalating the conflict into much worse situations.

Of course punching someone in the face can always result in them falling in a really bad way and just being dead right away!

My experience comes from a schoolkid age where body weight and muscle strength were still low enough to make that rather unlikely I would guess. Even if something bad had happened, I was still below the ago of criminal responsibility, so while neglecting the emotional and physical consequences for other people, consequences for me would have been a slap on the wrist.