[The Voice of Reason]

Originally Posted by Jacks

I was in the bar playing pool on the weekend and some guy bumped my pool cue while I was taking a shot. I'm sure he did it intentionally. Anyway, I became enraged and temporarily insane and smashed him in the mouth with my pool cue. People seemed to be shocked that I did that but he was clearly looking for trouble and got what he deserved. I told the police that I shouldn't be punished for that because he had it coming. Cause and effect and all that stuff you know.

/sarcasm

Your analogy is lacking some pretty major details. Like massive monetary gains between you and that other guy based on the outcome of that game of pool. And a history of violence leading up to and immediately before the incident at the pool table.