The two terms are hardly mutually exculsiveIt would be considered self defense.
Let's look at it from an idiot lefty perspective (a perspective that you can easily identify with)
Lets say some "Brave Hero" assassinated Trump and he was convicted of the crime. Well many on the left would call that person a "Patriot" for saving the nation from the evils of Trump, but that would hardly negate the fact he would still be a convicted murderer. Originally Posted by GaGambler