I find it troubling that becuse I am against causing violence, you feel I should die.
you are confused, mr. pizzly.
if violence is thrust upon thee, then you are certainly not ''the cause'' of said action, nor , by a defensive action, have you ''caused'' violence.
you did not instigate.
you reacted in self-preservation (automatic, in most people...like....breathing)
if your reaction to a threat on your life resulted in a ''violent'' action against the perpetrator, that is called survival.
see, most times, soft-talk & oprah-winfrey reasoning won't get the pcp-addled, knife-weilding madman to sit down and play jenga with you, until his head clears.
if your belief is that you should not, or cannot do the above, to save your life, or the life of another......well, welcome to the machine.