I really like the english "he had seen it coming". Sometimes it would be best not punishing people that just fought back (even if they fought back with violence

I really like the english "he had seen it coming". Sometimes it would be best not punishing people that just fought back (even if they fought back with violence against non violent bullying). Problem is though who has the right to decide if it was just or not. This sadly always leads to unjust sentences.