SYG laws in a vacuum are not the only problem.

[pipoman]

1. In years gone by

people who defended themselves have almost always been charged with some crime. People have been jailed for their response to attack, without the attack the person would have never been accused or convicted of any crime. People have, through the unlawful acts of others, been forced into defending themselves a second time against criminal and civil legal actions costing them everything they had worked their life to gain and in some cases even costing them their freedom. Maybe, if we are going to be set on charging every person who defends themselves, the state should pay damages, and all legal expenses of those cleared by a jury?