The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 13: I Had No Choice!
Necessity pg 4: Three Justification Defenses
There are three main justification defenses:
(1) Necessity
Where circumstances compelled you to do it, for the greater good.
Superhero flying above the city
SUPERHERO
You had to do it.
(2) Duress
Where another person threatened to hurt you, unless you did it.
Average Joe with a gun to his head
JOE
He made you do it.
and
(3) Self-Defense
Where someone was about to hurt you,* and you had to stop him.
Young mom pulling a gun on an armed assailant attacking her and her daughter.
MOM
He made you do it to him.
*Or someone else
I think the “you” in duress should have an asterisk too.