re: #688 Buck

right, nothing about having to be beaten so badly that he feared for his life.

No, that’s exactly what it says…it uses other words, because in English (like most languages) there are many synonyms that can convey the same meaning even though the actual words aren’t the same.

Here’s the quote from the law: “such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself”

How and why would someone “prevent imminent death to himself” without fearing, i.e. recognizing a danger, to his life?

Reading comprehension should be your friend. You seem to have an estranged relationship with it.