Self defense in a story.
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So I am going to write a scene in which the protagonist must kill an assailant, but doesn't and gets the shit beat out of her.
I've legally carried a lot in my life and there was never any doubt I would use it. Now, I am in a very different place and doubt that I would kill if the threat was to me. Defending someone else is sort of a no brainer, however. Of course then you have to think what you would do if you came upon a guy beating a woman and when you shoot him, she is pissed at you.
The answer may be that you would not shoot anyone at any time no matter the circumstances.
Gwendolyn