My rights amid the protest

[triggerjerk]

Live in a small college town. A decade or so ago, a baker's half dozen dressed in black reaper costumes, faces masked, to protest something. I unwittingly encountered them on the sidewalk. They kept stepping in front of me to stop me. I finally told them I was old and their dress/behavior had me in fear for my life and I would kill them in defense of my life. They let me pass. Maybe I got lucky in several ways, that time.....
So, if I was walking and became entangled in a bigger protest, or was in my car and became surrounded by protesters, what would my legally defensible actions be to e&e the encounter?

[LoboTBL]

To the best of my knowledge, there is no duty or requirement for a person to warn or advise another that he is in fear for his life.

[ThirdWatcher]

To the best of my knowledge, there is no duty or requirement for a person to warn or advise another that he is in fear for his life.

I’m not an attorney but the OP did do a good job of deescalating the conflict.

[Manofmayhem]

The rule is the same as it's always been. Immediate egress and fight for your life, sort out the legal stuff later. Lawyer up immediately regardless of circumstance.

[triggerjerk]

I am under the impression that you can't run over the mob blocking the road? I am in a castle doctrine state, but I'd assume banging on the hood as opposed to a window would not count as forcibly trying to gain access to a vehicle I was legally occupying. As said above, get your ass to safety and worry about legalities later, but.....

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

It’s all replaceable bodywork on a car until someone breaks a window, then it’s on like donkey Kong. I’m going to smile and wave and not try to agitate them, but I’m not gonna get pulled out of my car. Unfortunately, with so many of us living under sorrows, DAs, what the law and what is right won’t matter.

That YouTube website, Washington gun law, or something like that, I thought did some thing about this. Maybe the armed attorneys YouTube channel also did it?

I can’t imagine being Jewish, or having a relative being held hostage by the Hamas- holes, and then their minions here surround your car. Not saying it any kind of retribution kind of sense, but just from a psychological breakpoint.

[signal4l]

If I were anywhere near protestors I would carry bear spray

[flenna]

It depends on your location. That Army Sergeant in Austin had a rioter point an AK at him so he fired in self defense and killed him. The Soros DA took a dozen or so tries before he got him indicted and now that Sgt. is sitting in prison.

[ABNAK]

It depends on your location. That Army Sergeant in Austin had a rioter point an AK at him so he fired in self defense and killed him. The Soros DA took a dozen or so tries before he got him indicted and now that Sgt. is sitting in prison.

That SGT also posted stupid stuff on Facebook which they dug up and used against him. Shouldn't have had any impact on his guilt or innocence though. I'd think an appeal has got to be underway (?).

I will say this on an open internet forum: the possible legal consequences will not affect my actions in a riot situation whatsoever. I am NOT being pulled out of my vehicle by a crowd of heathens and getting a possibly deadly beat-down. It ain't happening. I'll deal with the legal crap later but I'll be alive and healthy.

[triggerjerk]

Forgot about the pepper spray, though I've heard it can amount to assualt with a weapon if used prematurely..... Guess I'll get me some wasp spray. Sometimes people ask me what gun to get for SD. If they don't look like they'll train in, I usually tell them to get 4 cans of wasp spray. 1 ea for the night stand, the back of the toilet, the kitchen counter, and the coffee table..... Really!