We discuss the blurred lines of self-defense when navigating the complexities of modern mob violence.
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Wediscusstheblurredlinesofself-defensewhennavigatingthecomplexitiesofmodernmobviolence.Thelandscapeofcivilunresthasevolved,andwithit,therulesofengagementforlaw-abidingarmedcitizenshavebecomeincreasinglycomplex.Thedistinctionbetweenprotestersandriotershasblurred,creatingaprecarioussituationforthoseintentondefendingthemselvesandtheirproperty.Thishasnecessitatedafreshexaminationofwhatconstitutesamob—andhowindividualsshouldreactinthefaceofcollectiveaggression.
Historically,thelegaldefinitionofamobhasbeenrootedincommonlaw,whichviewsamobasagroupwithamalevolentpurpose,theintentofwhichissharedbyeachmember.Thisinterpretationhasallowedvictimsofmobviolencetodefendthemselvesagainstanymemberofthemob,asallaredeemedequallyculpable.Classicexamples,suchasWyattEarp’sstandagainstalynchmobin1881,highlightatimewhentheresponsetomobviolencewasstraig
