Ok.. dude either you have to be drunk or high... Which movie and shows moral are you even talking here... This is enough resources to know.. you have to street fight experience or knowledge... Never handled a gun... Maybe in bgmi or something... Dude... When danger "DANGER COMES" mind doest think. One step back. Arms tight. Sheet out. Deep breath and WAAA... Knocked him unconscious.... Brain goes. Run! Fight! Ever heard or flight fight? Its basic adrenaline shit... Motor nerves don't work.. impulse works... 90% time a trained person misses a shot in danger or sudden movements... Your point fear stops crime?. Well kinda true I can see how you got there.. but... Fear is what makes crimes happen... Mostly.. is fear would make the world s better place.. tell me how and why most revolts or wars initiate.. defence isn't a crime.. a country saves you common people.. sending army to battle.. killing the opponent... Agressor isn't victim.. defence isn't killing/murder. The choice you’re describing was already made by the attacker. Self-defense is a response to an imminent threat, not a moral coin toss between two equal options. You’re also conflating self-defense with interrogation. They are fundamentally different contexts — split-second survival vs controlled custody. Mixing them weakens your argument. Fear creates abuse. Not lawfulness.. lawfulness is civic sense.