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She grabbed his drink. Assault. Unjustified.
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He dumped the drink on her. Questionable. She had instigated the physical altercation, but this could be considered an unjustified escalation.
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She lunged at him. Escalation: Assault by battery.
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He shoved her away while she was attacking him; she fell over backward. Even if the beer-dumping was unjustified, he was now justified in using physical force to stop her physical attack.
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She tried to stand back up; he kicked her back to the ground. Questionable. He was certainly justified in initially shoving her away, which caused her to fall to the ground; if he reasonably believed she was getting back up to continue her battery, he was justified in putting her back on the ground.
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He retreated, and grabbed his things. De-escalation.
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She picked up a beer bottle and threatened him with it. Escalation: Assault with a deadly weapon. (This also demonstrates the reasonableness of his belief that she would continue her battery in #5.)
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He shoved her away while she was threatening him. Completely justified by her latest assault.
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He retreated while she was on the ground. De-escalation.
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