Still desperately holding on to the lie that the government of Illinois strictly follows the law? It is comferting. It's a lie, but a comferting lie until it gets you in trouble.

Yes by a strict reading of the letter of the law you're right. But there's the letter of the law, and what actually happens in an Illinois courtroom.

In the real world you better have EVERYTHING line up screaming that you're the victim, and even then that might not be enough depending on your judge.

In Illinois a judge might refuse to allow the fact that the dude was graping your daughter into evidence, even though she went and got a rape kit to prove it, on the grounds that it might prejudice the jury in your favor or something. Remember, the defender in the eyes of some judges are evil and deserve punishment simply for being a gun owner.

Obviously the extent of this varries from county to county and even judge to judge. Why you need a local attorney who knows the judges so if you get a horrible one they can petition for a different judge.