I ran into him a few times and just chatted before games and so on. Having said that, he did this to himself. There is no doubt that was attempted murder in my mind or at least from what I’m reading anyway. Going for somebody’s neck with an edge and claiming self-defense is a tough sell.
I’m an aminal lover myself, but people have lost all sense of proportion regarding animals and their standing with respect to humans.
They are still animals, and as much as we want to anthropomorphize them, they’re not humans.
We can love them and try to take care of them, but people still come first.
Animals and people are not equal.