I hate their hyperbole with the whole 'death sentence' talk. A death sentence is a very specific thing, and is not what happened in any of these cases.

No, none of these people deserved a literal death sentence, probably. But that's different from saying that their actions put them in a position where they might die.

If, for the sake of argument, these people received a death sentence...they'd be the ones who signed it, not their 'murderers.'

For example, you don't sentence someone to death for burglary, generally speaking. But it's often completely acceptable to use lethal force and kill a burglar, since they're putting your life in danger. Very different things. This talk of "deserving" is bullshit libspeak. Don't want to die, don't threaten other peoples' lives.

TL;DR: Fucking around and finding out is a very different thing than a death sentence.