This is predicated on the video showing the entire encounter.
Look, 7 year old children kill people.
When someone is willing to physically assault you, you already have proof their mindset is unstable.
We recently saw what happened to the Marine on a subway when he tried to restrain a violent suspect.
How do we know she wasn't going to escalate? If he turned his back to walk away, guarantee us she would have done nothing more?
When we do not defend ourselves, we send a clear invitation for this kind of behavior.
Heat of the moment when someone hits you you are supposed to remain perfectly calm and think the situation through?
Clearly, those of you angry at the guy have never been in such a situation.
If I was on that jury it would have to be NOT GUILTY and no amount of haggling would change my mind.
That said, it's sad the woman acted in such a way as to end her own life.