You're parsing now. Protecting yourself from an immediate threat is of course your responsibility. However, the government can hold the person liable for any ha

You're parsing now. Protecting yourself from an immediate threat is of course your responsibility. However, the government can hold the person liable for any harm they caused you. So immediate is a poor word as it can be easily misinterpreted and that's my fault. What I mean for example is it's not the citizens role to form a mob and hunt down a suspected criminal. That's the governments role.