Ank gsx, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunchProvocation is not an innocent act. Under specific circumstances, provocation constitutes a tort or even a crime, especially when it deliberately generates a violent response. Emphasis is not placed on the prohibition or criminalization of the provocation, but rather on the right to resist. By contrast, the reaction to a provocation is most often than not ad hoc, lacking malice aforethought. While both the provocation and the response should be considered criminal, the one who provokes bears greater moral responsibility.

Source: The Hindu May 10, 2023 15:28 UTC