No. He was trying to kill you. Imo any amount of force and any target is justified in that kinda situation. Even if you managed to slice off his balls it’d be justified imo. Granted, if he disengages and you feel safe, then you should stop; I’m just saying that, in the moment, I’m not sure I would have felt safe enough to let him disengage.
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LuckyTree@lemmy.world 4 months agoThanks. Don’t you think wounding his belly (a soft and vulnerable area) in such a way was too cruel?
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 4 months ago
Zikeji@programming.dev 4 months ago
Cruel? Of the places to be stabbed, the belly is probably one of the least severe ones, especially on males, so long as you get medical attention. Stabbing in a limb could result in long term damage much more easily.
You were in the process of being strangled, even if in hindsight you think you did, you weren’t making a choice with any thought of it being cruel or not. There was likely adrenaline at that point, and panic. No one could successfully argue you had the presence of mind to make a conscious decision to be cruel.
I’m sure you’ll have lifelong trauma, and might need to seek therapy if you aren’t already receiving it. It sounds like a part of what you’re experiencing is a form of survivor’s guilt. But no, how you got yourself out of that situation wasn’t cruel.
LuckyTree@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Well, thanks!
Though I think the stab was a really brutal one. There are vitals, aorta, pretty much blood in the belly and I heard that its very painful to get stabbed there. Not talking about sepsis risks. And if on top of that he had a meal just before I stabbed him, that should have been a particualrly excruciating stab.