I believe that rules applies to people doing the attacking. You can't attack someone then change your mind when you're losing.
If you don't throw the first blow, running off and commanding out of the situation is fine.
The rule states:
- f. No evading via commands, e.g. /home when you have one heart.
Seems like Hempfieldtesla was hands down evading via command. I reported someone for TPing away after I attacked them, can't remember if they got jailed or what not, was a while back.
To say it only applys to the attacker is....ridiculous. But then again...Fed would have to clarify that.
I personally think as I read it, No Unfair PvP, no evading via commands. I don't see anything revolving around which party started it or anyway it could be misconstrued as allowing one person an unfair advantage over the other.
To me they should have manned up and taken the death...its the same as battle logging.