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Well, if you assault someone with an unknown liquid concoction, it's pretty stupid to not assume that they're going to be offended enough by it to respond. And, yes, self defense because the people being shot at have no way of knowing if this individual is going to continue his assault or not. So some kind of action to prevent a repetition of the assault might be necessary.
We know it's water. We know it was a stupid prank. In the moment - can we just assume that the victims of the initial know this?
If someone you don't know ran up to your wife and kid and shot them with some kind of liquid, you wouldn't act? I use "wife and kid" to personalize the fact pattern, to intentionally reach for an emotional trigger. Because for the people being shot and being shot at, their emotional response has to be considered.
Some of the dumbest argumentation I have ever read. The only thing you got right is they were offended. Crazy that you think beating on this 17 year old is a justifiable response.