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Ignorance of the law is no excuse. I was visiting a former member of my church in jail recently and overheard a conversation between two others waiting to get in for a visit. One said his son was arrested for smoking a joint in his home. He said he didn't know it was illegal if it wasn't in public. That's why his father was having to visit him in jail (or at least part of the reason). I know this is an over-the-top example of ignorance not being a defense, but it holds in any legal situation. Not knowing that your actions are illegal doesn't somehow make them legal.

She might even be surprised to find out that the law allows someone to use force or even deadly force in situations when she might not think she could.