It's a tough call. I don't know the specifics of the circumstances in this case, but if you have a reasonable risk of impending serious injury or death, I think you should absolutely be allowed to defend yourself by any means necessary.
What doesn't make sense are "hate crimes". I don't get why we are making a crime based on thoughts instead of actions. Punishment should be based on actions and the harm done to the victim, not what the state of mind of the perpetrator was. I mean killing someone because you hate people who eat turkey sandwiches is the same crime in my mind as killing someone because they are gay or black.
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