Defense of others is treated the same as which defense?

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Defense of others is treated the same as which defense?

Defense of others is evaluated using the same justification framework as self-defense: you may use reasonable force to prevent imminent unlawful harm to another person when you reasonably believe they are in danger. The belief must be reasonable, the threat imminent, and the force proportionate to that threat. Because the logic and standards mirror self-defense, this defense is treated the same as self-defense. The other defenses don’t fit because necessity involves avoiding a greater evil by breaking the law, duress involves being compelled by another to commit a crime, and entrapment concerns government inducement to commit a crime.

Defense of others is evaluated using the same justification framework as self-defense: you may use reasonable force to prevent imminent unlawful harm to another person when you reasonably believe they are in danger. The belief must be reasonable, the threat imminent, and the force proportionate to that threat. Because the logic and standards mirror self-defense, this defense is treated the same as self-defense. The other defenses don’t fit because necessity involves avoiding a greater evil by breaking the law, duress involves being compelled by another to commit a crime, and entrapment concerns government inducement to commit a crime.

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