Reporter Seems Surprised that Self-defense Is a Thing

But then they are reporters. Two men arrested after reportedly assaulting Kelso man in driveway

I suppose it could be that Matthew Esnayra, the reporter in question, doesn't have much faith in his readers, even though self-defense has a long tradition in the state of Washington.

Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two Longview men last week in connection to a shooting at a residence near Kelso’s Riverside Park.

Two men allegedly assaulted the shooter, who said he acted in self defense. The reported attackers were arrested, not the shooter.

Yes, self-defense is legal. You haven't committed a crime if you shoot someone who is attacking you, not even in Deep Blue Washington state. Not yet, anyway.

In this case they walked up to his car, opened the driver's door and started assaulting him.

It turned out to be a failure of the victim-selection process, because he was armed.

And there is video evidence backing up his claim of self-defense.

The guy who got shot was taken to a local hospital, and then to county lockup. The other guy went straight to lockup, once police caught up with them.

Self-defense is a human-right.