I've tossed my 2 cents worth in on this subject. So I have nothing more to add than something from what Benjamin Franklin supposedly said about 'freedom'. "Your Freedom stops where my nose begins".
Once someone violently touches you, and in this case, lifts you off your feet and you end up on the ground, ... the Rules change from Verbal Debate to Physical Domination. You've left the Realm of Logic and Reasoning, and entered the Realm of Combat.
Did you notice after the Assailant got shot in the chest, and NOT before, that he decided to retreat from the Field of Battle?
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