Yes. depends if that is seen as going beyond "self defence"

Have no idea of the legalities of it (i.e. how far you can go if you've been attacked) but pretty clear from the footage that he could probably have walked away before that last punch.

Posted By: Jim on September 28th 2017 at 16:38:55

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What have Stokeseys and Haleseys done? (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Sep 28, 15:36:00
- Had a scrap (n/m) (Other Sports) - Mickdundee, Sep 28, 17:38:39
- Stokes has lost his part in the Greene King knockabout advert. (Other Sports) - APB, Sep 28, 16:01:48
- auditioned for TMS, to join Boycott to give some 'hard-hitting put downs' for the Ashes (Other Sports) - CWC, Sep 28, 15:59:13
- Both have been suspended (n/m) (Other Sports) - Beerswiller, Sep 28, 15:46:53
- Stokes absolutely battered someone on a kerbside (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 28, 15:43:26
  - Was a pretty good swing though to give him credit. Even better than ruddy’s perhaps (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 17:46:24
  - Someone who earlier had whacked his mate with a bottle (or whose mate had) (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Sep 28, 16:03:03
    - maybe (Other Sports) - paulg, Sep 28, 16:32:00
      - Yes. depends if that is seen as going beyond "self defence" (Other Sports) - Jim, Sep 28, 16:38:55
        
        gone beyond self-defence (Other Sports) - CWC, Sep 28, 16:50:43
        
        could you not say in defence that leaving his assailant unable to attack him again (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 28, 17:53:35
        
        possibly (Other Sports) - CWC, Sep 28, 19:29:45
        
        that'd be my defence, especially given said assailant was apparently armed with a bottle (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 28, 19:48:34
    - Yep I get there was provocation. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 28, 16:04:15
      - There is a stopping point though isn't there. (n/m) (Other Sports) - megson, Sep 28, 16:51:49
        
        Oh yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 28, 16:54:38
- See below for full footage of their ruck with a couple of Bristol chavs (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Sep 28, 15:39:57
- And stop talking about Gelman's thing please (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Sep 28, 15:37:45
  - I suppose the ECB were waiting on the police and things have moved on since the footage.. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Sep 28, 15:40:11
    - there's a police enquiry about it? if people stopped talking about it then i doubt that w (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 28, 15:48:36
    - There's footage of gelman's thing? (Other Sports) - bird table, Sep 28, 15:47:11
      - Very specialist police department for that I would imagine. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Sep 28, 15:48:14
    - ECB statement... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Sep 28, 15:46:53

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