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Note that I'm not necessarily opposed to her facing consequences for killing him -- my issue is with how gleefully NYPost is framing it as if she just attacked him out of the blue and shoehorning her into the "evil transgenders" stereotype
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I work in a trauma ward. It's not unusual to see people get stabbed dozens of times, whether it's self defense or not. People who get stabbed don't get dropped like a gun shot wound victim, they bleed out.
So more often or not if there's a confrontation with a knife people will keep stabbing until the person stops being a threat, which can take a while.
Yeah it's not like the movies, people don't just fall over when they're grazed by a blade or pistol-caliber bullet. If all I had was a knife to defend myself against an attacker I would choose "keep stabbing until they stop moving" even if that looks worse to juries. Better than being shot in the back trying to run.
Technically you aren't allowed to stab until they stop moving, just until they are no longer a threat. Stab em in the leg and run. Self defence isn't a license to kill it's a way to not go to jail if killing was literally the option available.