it seems to me that being attacked, period, is the CRIME here, not the defense of oneself....
but remember folks...remember, support bamey and holder....we need more of this, dontchaknow...
My thought on self-defense is that once you are attacked, anything that YOU think is necessary to defend yourself is OK and reasonable. YOU are the man on the spot.
If the law wants to go after you, it is up to them to PROVE, beyond reasonable doubt, that you went maliciously after the bad guys once YOU were out of danger.