>>38 Then comes the ambiguity of human perception. What if the person considers it necessary to harm another to protect their existence, but another person feels those actions were unnecessary? (An example could be a prank being mistaken for an assault and the pranker being harmed in what was initially assumed to be self-defense.)
If someone's actions are considered 'risky' and put their own existence at harm, are they also breaking the first law?
And will existence solely refer to a beating heart, or to a person's existence in its entirety, including their livelihood? If it's simply a beating heart, can it be argued that threatening someone's livelihood can threaten their ability to physically care for themselves and thus require protective action?
Things get messy with perception-influenced laws, especially when you try to apply them to a society where personal morals heavily vary between individuals.