As a general rule, if you reasonably believe you must use force to save yourself, your actions may be justifiable.

Source: https://nj1015.com/can-nj-gunowners-trust-they-wont-get-in-trouble-for-defending-themselves/

But if it’s not all-the-way there yet, what you see is this: the government has to come up with a justification to use force.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/11/07/susan-shelley-los-angeles-hotel-industry-held-hostage-by-special-interests/

But the leaders expressed “serious concern” about the situation in the East and South China seas, where Beijing has been expanding its military presence and threatening to use force to exert its control over self-governed Taiwan.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/05/g7-urges-china-to-press-russia-to-end-war-in-ukraine-respect-taiwans-status-fair-trade-rules/

Deputy Minister Mathale urged police officers to use force proportional to the threat when under attack.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/saps-has-lost-over-70-police-officers-in-the-past-seven-months-to-criminal-attacks-and-ambushes/

Deterrence involves signaling to the rising power that the United States is willing and able to use force to prevent it from achieving its objectives.

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/joe-biden-cant-embrace-containment-or-appeasement-china-207253

ECOWAS has imposed sanctions and threatened to use force to reverse the coup if military leaders don’t step down by this weekend.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/04/niger-coup-military-training-africa/

Half of studies reviewed by the group showed officers with cameras tend to use force less often, but the rest of the studies showed no difference.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/dec/24/group-pushes-for-change-in-how-police-use-body-camera-footage-in-officer-shooting-probes/

Kalyan Singh, the Chief Minister at the time, had given clear instructions not to use force against the kar sevaks.”

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/books/political-indecision-and-missed-chances-babri-masjids-demolition-in-retrospect/article67679812.ece

Local residents are concerned about the circumstances of the suspects’ escape and have raised questions about missing handcuffs, the mode of escort, and whether police attempted to use force to prevent the escape.

Source: https://www.zimeye.net/2023/10/28/corruption-behind-release-of-suspected-notorious-robbers/

Maduro said the vessel’s presence broke the “spirit” of a recent agreement with Guyana not to use force to settle their border issue.

Source: https://stluciatimes.com/160385/2023/12/brazil-concerned-over-new-tensions-in-guyana-venezuela-border-controversy/

She had to use force to shut the door.

Source: https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/23799400.powys-man-snapped-dispute-llandrindod-neighbours/?ref=rss

The Cyprus Mail understands that the UN has the power to block the road for the construction workers if and when the project begins, but Unficyp cannot use force unless peacekeepers or UN property come under attack.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/08/17/north-announces-intention-to-build-unauthorised-road-through-buffer-zone/

The ECOWAS has appealed to the military junta to relinquish power to the democratic government, adding that it would not hesitate to use force should it not heed its call.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1552053-niger-coup-mali-military-leader-threatens-invade-abuja-removes-tinubu-fact-emerges/

To avoid a war with a threatening adversary, that adversary has to believe you will use force.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/iran-united-states-nuclear-bomb-weapon-israel/673268/?utm_source=feed