Was Johnny Justified For Johnny's Murder?

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On the night of the murder, five drunken Socs pull up on the street and attacked Johnny and Ponyboy. One of the Socs tried drowning Ponyboy while at the same time Johnny felt threatened by another Socs named Bob which led to Johnny killing him in self defense. Johnny is justified in what he did and is not guilty because he was defending himself from the Socs. The Socs had threatened to harm Johnny and Ponyboy earlier that night and Johnny recognized Bob as someone who had attacked him before. Johnny recognized Bob from the last time he got jumped in the abandoned lot. The author states “I knew Johnny recognized them; he was watching the moon light glint off Bob’s rings with huge eyes” (Hinton 55). Johnny had recognized Bob from his rings