So saying that they started it at the club and proving that prior to the incident that the same individuals were antagonizing and threatening him holds no baring? Showing repeated instances of one party trying to start things has no relevance in proving that one party was aggressive towards another?
I mean I don't know that's why I am asking people like yourself who attended law school.
no... the law is very specific on what is self defense
The
right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for persons to use reasonable force or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of
deadly force.
so no.... teasing on a podcast... teasing in real life... even a fist fight.... is not grounds for self defense.
a man pulling a gun on you, you grabbing the gun, him running and you shooting him in the back isn't self defense
a man raping your wife and you beating him to death when you catch him in the act, is not self defense (just happened last week in nyc) -
Husband charged with beating wife's would-be rapist to death - CNN.com
you have to be fighting for your LIFE at the exact moment you tried to kill this person.. so if tax and him was wrestling for the gun and he shot, cool
the moment the aggressor stops being aggressive... the moment your life is no longer in danger... the moment you have a choice or chance to walk away.... you lose all self defense and become the aggressor yourself