In the process of trying to defend oneself, the other person was accidentally murdered.
Apr 30, 2026
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► My brother is 18 years old. A friend of his—who is 20—had been involved in a phone dispute for several days with a guy who had a "thug-like" demeanor. Eventually, this guy challenged my brother's friend to meet in person. My brother's friend asked my brother to come along, assuring him that they were going solely to talk and resolve the conflict, and suggested that my brother could help reason with the guy. Consequently, my brother, the friend involved in the dispute, and a third friend—making a group of three—went to the designated spot at 1:30 AM on the 14th. Their sole intention was to talk; they went with absolutely no intent to inflict harm. However, the guy they were meeting—the one with the thug-like demeanor—began hurling insults and abusive language instead of engaging in a conversation. My brother and his friends tried to explain that they had come only to talk and find a resolution, but the other guy had clearly arrived with the specific intent to fight and cause injury; he had even brought a knife with him and was making threats, while also directing baseless accusations at my brother. Despite this, my brother continued to listen to him patiently. When the guy began directing abusive language specifically at my brother, the second friend who had accompanied them could no longer tolerate seeing the guy verbally abuse my brother with
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