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Originally Posted by Aliantha
In the process of excercising your rights by shooting someone in the head, doesn't that mean that you're violating someone else's right? Or taking that right away?
If it's a right and it's based on the bill of rights, why do people still have to go to court to defend themselves after excercising their rights?
Surely if it's a right, it must be self evident why you shot someone in the head.
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The attacker is violating rights. If he becomes injured or dead when someone defends themselves, his or her rights have not been violated.
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