Originally Posted by
Troy
Oh lordy, lordy, you are grabbing for something there mate...and a Molotov cocktail might have swung the self-defence plea. However, it was a bag containing his underwear and toiletries. There is no evidence produced in the trial that states the plastic bag was on fire.
Don't let facts get in the way of your desperation for self-defence hey....
Have you read the 1967 study by Berkowitz and LePage yet? You know the study on "Effects of Weapons". Plenty of later studies with the same findings. Have a read and come back to us with your thoughts on civilians carrying weapons in a riot during a curfew and how they provoke aggression.
...and stop using words you clearly don't understand.