That's actually wrong. I haven't read other responses to this yet. But if you instigated the crime, you are responsible for all consequences following the instigation. It is why if two thugs rob a convenience store and one of them is killed in the act, the other is also charged with the homicide, not the shooter.
Gun owners who carry have a very special responsibility when carrying. It may be unwritten, but you do have to avoid confrontation and nearly all costs. For the simple fact that you may be equipped with the force multiplier that can be construed as the motivation for the confrontation. It's dicey at best.
I do have a license and do carry. I was present and packing one time when a brawl broke out in a bar. There was a member of the group I was with involved. Others or our party tried to break it up. I immediately left and said a prayer that all would be ok. I didn't know who started it or what it was about. But stitches and an assault charge were far better than the risk of someone getting shot with the gun I had conealed. My best intentions would not have mattered in court had I gotten involved. Turns out, my "friend" who was drunk, commented on how slutty a girl was dressed while playing darts.
you are wrong.
example:
two kids are walking home from school and get into an argument, A punches B. B fights back, gets A on the ground and starts to choke A to death.
A does NOT have to let B choke him to death, just because he punched first. That’s absurd.