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Originally Posted by valo403
To be clear, I'm no expert on Canadian criminal law, my point is simply that being assaulted does not grant you a free pass to deliver an assault. There's much more to it than that and the circumstances have to be taken into consideration. He knows that, he's just being intentionally obtuse.
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Valo, although being assaulted does not grant you a free pass by any means, it certainly does constitute provocation. Provocation may not be a full defense but it is most definitely an important consideration and often leads to an acquittal or mitigated sentence.