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The defendant must be judged by the circumstances in which he was surrounded at the time the force was used. Although the danger need not be actual, the appearance of danger must have been so real that a reasonable person who is cautious and prudent acting under the same circumstances would have believed that the danger could be avoided only through the use of that force.
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Given that it has been established that he had phoned the police from the safety of his car before confronting the teen I would say the chance of self defense being successful would be very slim
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